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Math Bird is a multi-genre novelist and short story writer, and his work has aired on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Wales, and BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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Math Bird It depends on what you mean by writer's block. For me, that means that I'm still formulating an idea for a story, novella, etc. I'm fleshing it out in…mǰIt depends on what you mean by writer's block. For me, that means that I'm still formulating an idea for a story, novella, etc. I'm fleshing it out in my mind, letting my excitement take root. When I have that and the idea, story, characters, etc., take hold, and then I start to write. So, unless I have that, I don't write.(less)
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