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Start Somewhere

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What to do when you’re story struggles to get off the ground

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Robert Roy Britt
May 05, 2025
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How often do you have a good nonfiction story idea but struggle to get going? Or get stuck partway in? Happens all the time for me. So here’s a tip: Start somewhere.

I mean that literally. When the story idea is good, and you’ve done your research and/or your interviews and/or otherwise gathered up the information you need, it’s not unusual to hit a wall…

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