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If you commit to the story, it will work

Jason Henry
4 min readDec 4, 2018

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Whenever one writes a story, script or even an opinion piece, there will come a time when one gets stuck. Sure, they have their outline and it may even be a detailed one, but when one actually writes the piece, a point of uncertainty may surface.

The uncertainty may come at a time when you know what you want to say but don’t quite know how to deliver the point. It may also come up when you aren’t sure where to go next at all. It may still come up when you’re trying to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to go next.

The way that I’ve been able to find solutions is to simply know that one exists. I was brainstorming an outline last week and I was damn near certain that what I was seeking wouldn’t be found in the concept I had. But because I persisted with patience, the answer came to me.

That’s another thing. You can rack your brain and maybe you’ll get something you can work with. Or you can wait by the fountain of inspiration for the answer to be uploaded into your mind.

I know inspiration (like motivation) sometimes gets a bad reputation, but it is hard to argue with the results — especially when you try to use effort and it gets you nothing but a headache.

“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s…

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Jason Henry
Jason Henry

Written by Jason Henry

Counselling Psychologist | Current Writer | Constant Learner | “By your stumbling the world is perfected.”

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