Circle Around, Circle Around

On story-hopping

It is a chronic problem of writers: you plod along on your story, dull dull drab dull dull dry, wrenching out the words and sentences -- and another story idea dances about and teases you with how bright and sparkling it is.

If you jump to the new idea, it in turn grows dull dull drab dull dull dry, and yet another idea hops up. Until you have chased doz…