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Carmel Lile Anne and Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables. Their relationship changes and develops over the years as the two grow and mature.
Carmel Lile I have found that writer's block comes from going in a wrong direction with the story. No sense in forcing it. Take some time away and let your subconscious figure it out.
Carmel Lile Read your favorite authors and figure out what it is that you love about their work. Soak in all the advice you can get (Lisa Cron is a great source), and then write and write until the awkwardness falls away and your sentences are singing.
Carmel Lile I plan to take a minor character from A Winter's Flood, move forward to 1947, and tell her story.
Carmel Lile My parents met because of the 1937 flood in Louisville, Ky. If you'd like to read what happened to them during the flood and how they met, their story is on my website. http://www.awintersflood.com/#!the-in...

That's the setting. As far as the story, I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks all my life, and I wondered what it would be like to live through a flood with those limitations.
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