Stuck on you!

Yuck!
I have been stuck. Not a case of writer's "block". It was more of a case of writer's "suck"!

I had a scene that was important, but no matter how many times I re-wrote it, (Seems like 50-more like 10), I just couldn't get the flow I wanted. Too much back story, not descriptive enough, dialogue in the wrong place, reader wouldn't care about it, cat was attacking my light up flash drive...you get the idea.

Finally, I just stopped and read a little from another author. Cleared my mind enough I could go through some things to do when you get stuck.

Suggestions-
1. Go to bathroom. There's too much crap floating around in your writing.
2. Drink alcohol. Enjoyable for some, but not helpful in the long run.
3. Move dialogue to the beginning.
4. Twitter or Facebook or Email or Singles Personal Ads. Just kidding about the last one, Honey.
5. Give alcohol another chance. Hiccup. Just kidding.
6. Start your scene over with action.
7. Look at some of those reference books you always buy, but don't read, for ideas.
8. Check Craig's list. You'll need a job lead, because you're never going to be a writer.
9. Eat a snack. Apparently I have been all over this idea, because my butt is now all over the recliner.
10. And what I finally did...a combination of some of the above.

I now have a plan based on how my sister used to clean her house. Since she lived alone and hated housework, she used to list all the household chores on little slips of paper. Then she would make a game of it and draw out chores to do. AND reward herself for jobs well done. (Really, I first thought it was kind of sad, but the idea has grown on me. I want to be rewarded for doing icky things.)

For my getting stuck moments, I am going to develop my own list of strategies to try. For my teacher friends, it will be my own Pyramid of Intervention. And I am going to be all about developing a Reward one too. Is Cancun too much for a chapter or two? Maybe I'll just start with a non-alcoholic umbrella topped fruity drinks.