Ask the Author: Jennifer B. Duffey
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Jennifer B. Duffey
Writer's block can be crippling especially if you have a lot of distractions in your life. I've found a couple of tricks that work well and help me through difficult writing periods. If I'm just trying to focus multiple ideas, I'll go for a quick walk to get the creative juices flowing. It helps me work through the plot/character issues I may be facing.
For more in depth cases of writer's block, when my imaginary friends absolutely refuse to come out and play, I go to one of my favorite writing spots and delve into their lost treasures. You know, the ones hidden in the junk drawer in the kitchen, boxes in the garage, or an old shoe box on the top shelf of the closet. I mentally open the container and inventory each item answering the underlying question of why the character would save a booklet of matches, a concert ticket, or some other small trinket. That allows me to open up the backstory for the character and refocus on things I may have overlooked before.
For more in depth cases of writer's block, when my imaginary friends absolutely refuse to come out and play, I go to one of my favorite writing spots and delve into their lost treasures. You know, the ones hidden in the junk drawer in the kitchen, boxes in the garage, or an old shoe box on the top shelf of the closet. I mentally open the container and inventory each item answering the underlying question of why the character would save a booklet of matches, a concert ticket, or some other small trinket. That allows me to open up the backstory for the character and refocus on things I may have overlooked before.
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