Rose: I found myself feeling the most in common with was the second group or “non-blockers.” I have my own set of rules which I use when I write, but they are so flexible I really don’t think of them as rules. The Rose piece deals with the mechanics of problem solving and writers block. As far as solutions go, I like the idea or philosophy behind the heuristic solutions: That the solution provided may not solve every problem every time, but is found to be a good enough solution most of the time. The key ingredient for me is the ability and need to be flexible. Writing is an art; or craft if you will, and should not be bound by too many rules and solutions which are concrete. Rose notes that Gagne’ in his illustrations, prefers the empiricism of mathematics and science to the more esoteric theory of the social science and humanities. I share this point of view and so I view problem solving methods with regards to my writing as guiding factors, but I do not expect to be able to solve every writing problem that comes up with a bit of advice from Stephen king or Anne Lamott. The truth is though, the more advice I open myself up the better and more comfortable I get with the whole process. Just a few years ago I hated everything I wrote, but I am a lot less afraid of the writing process now as a result trusting the opinions of others. I do use outlining whenever I do creative writing because without it the lack of direction can present too many problems and tantalizing tangents to wander off to. I prefer beginning with a sparse outline with a general direction I want to go in. I usually know how something is going to end at this point, so a general outline on how to get there is a benefit to me. An outline which is too detailed, however, as Rose points out, runs the risk of being too constraining. Feedback has proven to be invaluable on every occasion in which I have gotten it and was constantly on my mind as I wrote the literacy autobiography. It was Interesting to read this piece, as I was already using a lot of it without knowing it.