Good point about starting with a blank canvas in the middle of a novel. You don't have to throw away all your progress. But give yourself some white space in the middle of a larger project, and then, after you've created within the white space, see how it relates to the original, larger project.
Wow. Such inquiry. Much deep. Question profound. Life applicable.
I find it can help to start with a blank canvas in the middle of a novel, taking and excluding from the original as suitable.
Good point about starting with a blank canvas in the middle of a novel. You don't have to throw away all your progress. But give yourself some white space in the middle of a larger project, and then, after you've created within the white space, see how it relates to the original, larger project.