Tried the 'reverse outline' trick for my fantasy novel after 3 years of writer's block

I kept getting stuck in the middle of chapters because I had no idea where the plot was going next. A guy on a writing podcast suggested doing a outline of what you already wrote to find the hidden structure. Has anyone else used this to break through a block? What other weird tricks actually worked for you?

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patriciah516d ago

Doesn't this sound a lot like how we figure out our own past by looking back at what we actually did?

jamiew536d ago

Totally get what you're saying, it's a really relatable way to put it.

william_torres6d ago

@jamiew53 you really hit on something there. It's like when you look back on old photos and realize you were actually having a good time even though you remember it being stressful. The whole "we are what we do" thing is surprisingly true when you stop and think about it.