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I am working on writing my next micro audio drama this week. Last night, I spent over two hours developing the framework of the story, the outline for the script. And during that time, I didn't once open up my scriptwriting software. In fact, I wasn't even at my computer. I was sitting on my couch, and to any observer, it might seem that I was staring off into space and only occasionally jotting down an idea. But I was, in fact, writing. You know, sometimes the ideas are slow to form. Sometimes it takes time. Time to really think through ideas, story fragments, bits of dialogue, and snippets of scenes as they play out in your mind. And sometimes you need to do a bit of research to make sure that the ideas you have come up with are going to actually work. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash But just because you're looking at a blank page, it doesn't mean that you haven't been writing. All of the research, idea generation, and time spent ruminating on things is a part...