The part of your novel where everyone gets stuck
Published on: 17/07/2026
A tiny attic room, a floor full of paper, and what it taught me about being stuck in the middle of a novel.
Writing

A tiny attic room, a floor full of paper, and what it taught me about being stuck in the middle of a novel.

What thirty years of teaching literature didn't show me - and what training as a book coach revealed about the wound that underpins every story.

What is your story really about? The question underneath your plot, the one that gives your novel its emotional heart.