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How To Write When You’d Really Rather Not

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When you want to write, but can't - that's writer's block. When you can write, but can't muster the motivation - that's ... also a bit of writer's block, but with a pinch of 'Alas-I-Don't-Feel-Like-It'. You can write, but you don't want to. Motivation has dried up, vanished. You want to read, or get up… Continue reading How To Write When You’d Really Rather Not

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How To Rid Thyself of Writer’s Block

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I didn't want to write. In fact, the mere thought of writing caused my brain to become violent in its objections. An iron wall was slammed across the realm of creativity, and I stared at it, perplexed. As I clearly am now an expert on the matter *cough* I thought I'd better share my discoveries… Continue reading How To Rid Thyself of Writer’s Block

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I am rather stuck … [Editing Block]

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Our Intrepid Heroine 2 has stalled. It's written, all right. It's even got a smashing front cover and a title with which I'm quite pleased. However, every time I sit down to wrestle with it ... nothing. Zero. Nada. You know when you put two magnets together, but turn one so that they repel each… Continue reading I am rather stuck … [Editing Block]

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The General State of ‘Bleeerrrggghhhh’

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These past few weeks I fell into a perpetual state of bleeerrrggghhhh-ness. I'd published Our Intrepid Heroine and was awaiting the proof of my new historical-non-magical-fantasy to arrive, with other factors included, I simply wasn't able to write. I could stare at my newest project - I stare quite admirably, though I do say so… Continue reading The General State of ‘Bleeerrrggghhhh’