Ask the Author: Paul Blaney
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Paul Blaney
Writer's block = perfectionism. Lower your standards (a little). Allow yourself to write a poor sentence/paragraph/page. You can make it better later.
Paul Blaney
The hours. (These are also the worst thing.)
Paul Blaney
Read more! Write regularly! Mind your language! Never mind the market! Easy on the exclamation marks!
Paul Blaney
A novel about a young man who finds a crown of thorns in the bathroom of the petrol station (Esso) where he works. Or should I say the crown of thorns?
Paul Blaney
Walking helps, and prayer. Often I just write. You can't be always sitting around waiting for inspiration to show up. Other sources of inspiration? A common one for me is a line from a song. Yes, it often begins with an intriguing line.
Paul Blaney
From a medieval woman who was an Anchoress. She had herself immured (her cell was built into the wall of a church) at St. Anne's on Lewes high street. I first heard about her through a local poet.
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