Recent content by Spritewise

The outline you've got may not suit the characters you have. If that's the case, you can "recast" your story with people who will follow the outline more organically (putting the old characters on a shelf for use in another work), or allow yourself to deviate from the outline, if it makes the...

Playing devil's advocate I agree that sometimes moving onto a different project is the right choice, but perhaps you're experiencing a different problem entirely. In most cases where someone is agonizing over a lack of direction, I'd suggest an outline. Most would. However, it sounds like...