Ask the Author: Lori Penn
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Lori Penn
Stop writing for awhile. Unless you're under a time restraint, sometimes letting it sit on your heart for a minute will help. If I'm under a time restraint than I re-read the entire work. Many times I am inspired very quickly and get right back to work, other times I read the entire work to the point where I left off, and find I'm ready to continue again. The key here is that every writer is different. So, if what you're doing to fight writer's block isn't working, try something different. But by all means, don't be cruel to yourself or assume failure. Take your time. If you love your book, you'll have fun, and it will write itself.
Lori Penn
The Holy Spirit led me to write the story of St. Margaret of Antioch. I was doing research-for a completely different novel-and happened upon her biography. I fell in love with every single detail of her life. As I searched, and pondered her martyrdom, I just knew, the story had to be told. And simply because I wanted to read it myself. I give full credit to God, because He began this work in me, and He will see it through to the end.
Lori Penn
Who needs to be inspired to have fun?! :-D If your writing is not fun; start over, because even writing a difficult scene is a fun play on words. I see writing, very much, like completing a jigsaw puzzle. You have a million different ideas, scenes, characters...That finished picture. That's what inspired me to keep going.
Lori Penn
Creating a story from your heart/mind, and sharing it with others is amazing enough. Hearing that your readers love your book, that it changed their lives, that it blessed them; that is the best thing about being a writer.
Lori Penn
Write the story you want to read. Surprise yourself through your character's experience of the world you've created. Never give up, never surrender to "the block".
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