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SOLICITED ADVICE #9: How to rest

Getting out of a rut + a lesson about rest from Homer's Odyssey. Send questions to askingsherry@gmail.com and each week I'll answer one here:

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Hi Sherry, When you’re stuck in your writing, do you turn to ritual, rebellion, or rest? How do you get unstuck?

Thx & love your work!

— M. Z.

Who am I to give advice? Just someone who's been wrong enough times to sound convincing:


This is a timely question because I’ve been stuck in the worst writer’s block of my LIFE. Glad you asked.

Padraic Colum - The Children’s Homer pl 43

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