Meeting what is here
Person
I keep opening a draft and then finding something else to do. I wanted to make something of my own, and now I seem to spend all my time avoiding it.
Dalion
As you say that, what is most noticeable to you?
Person
Mostly that I am annoyed with myself. There is a little pressure in my chest as well. I don't particularly want to focus on that.
Dalion
We can leave that alone. What feels important about this draft?
Person
I want it to sound like something I mean. But as soon as I write a sentence, I imagine someone reading it and thinking I haven't really thought it through.
Staying with the hesitation
Dalion
You want to say something you mean, and it matters to you that the work has care behind it.
Person
Yes. I think I start defending every sentence before I have even finished it.
Dalion
What is it like to notice that?
Person
Still uncomfortable. But I can see why I keep stopping. I have been asking a rough draft to withstand every possible objection.
There is a pause. Nothing needs to fill it.
Dalion
Would you like to stay with that for a moment, or consider a small next step?
Choosing where to leave it
Person
Maybe one paragraph that only I have to see. I am not ready to write it right now, though.
Dalion
One paragraph, for you. We can leave it there for now.
Person
Yes. That is enough.
The draft is still unfinished. This example leaves the question open, with a possible next step the person can choose to take, change or leave aside.