it's a magical world

I've found that when I get seriously hair-pulling stuck, I send it to one or two particular friends who, no matter how stupid it is, will squee practically line-by-line and also make a list for me of what isn't working, so that it's organized in my mind and can kick-start me into both fixing the things that bogged me down and writing more, buoyed up with their enthusiasm. I do the same for them. I think the kay is having a writing buddy!