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Hi! I'd love to read your books but I wasn't able so far, because they are not sold in my country. I just wanted to ask, how do you handle writer's block? From an aspiring writer who suffers a serious case of blocking...
Katherine Longshore
Hi Cintia! Thanks for finding me (and have you tried Book Depository for my books? Though I understand shipping can be expensive...)
Writer's block can be tough, and I have to tackle it in different ways depending on how it tackles me. Sometimes, all I need is to find a quiet place to read something else for a while (someone else's book!). Sometimes, I need to do something fun (bake cookies, go for a walk, see a movie with a friend) and sometimes, I need to do something I HAVE to do (like clean the bathroom). Occasionally, I have to do all of these things, and when they don't work, I just have to walk away from the project for a while--hours, days. Even a week.
If the book means enough to me--and they always do--I always manage to come back to it. And after a block, I'll often have to apply that bum glue to keep myself in the chair in front of the computer, but it's always worth it.
Hope this helps! Good luck and happy writing!
Katherine
Writer's block can be tough, and I have to tackle it in different ways depending on how it tackles me. Sometimes, all I need is to find a quiet place to read something else for a while (someone else's book!). Sometimes, I need to do something fun (bake cookies, go for a walk, see a movie with a friend) and sometimes, I need to do something I HAVE to do (like clean the bathroom). Occasionally, I have to do all of these things, and when they don't work, I just have to walk away from the project for a while--hours, days. Even a week.
If the book means enough to me--and they always do--I always manage to come back to it. And after a block, I'll often have to apply that bum glue to keep myself in the chair in front of the computer, but it's always worth it.
Hope this helps! Good luck and happy writing!
Katherine
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