Ask the Author: Tara Ingham
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Tara Ingham
Nothing is out of reach so long as you're willing to chase it. Writing isn't an easy thing, it takes a lot of time and you make sacrifices most people wouldn't even guess at (the amount of times I've bailed on social events to work would amaze you). This is especially true at the start, but if you're willing to put in the time and effort, if you can stand against the criticism and bounce back from the rejections - if you're willing to keep chasing - you'll get there eventually. It may take years, it may take decades, but that's just it. To succeed you need to keep chasing, even when it seems impossible.
Tara Ingham
There's no single way I get inspired and anything from something I see to something as tiny as a nostalgic smell. Some days the words just come to me, others it's like beating my head against a brick wall and over time I've just taught myself to work through it. I like to think of this as 'writing on command'.
But otherwise, if I'm feeling particularly uninspired, I'll either engage with the work (drawing, working on plots etc), or I'll take a shower because I always seem to get all my good ideas at the most inconvenient times! Haha.
But otherwise, if I'm feeling particularly uninspired, I'll either engage with the work (drawing, working on plots etc), or I'll take a shower because I always seem to get all my good ideas at the most inconvenient times! Haha.
Tara Ingham
This is really exciting for me to talk about right now. So, at present I am writing the third installment in the 'Once I' series! I can't reveal much more than that, because book 2 has only JUST entered production, so I'm working through the publication process as well. So the best part is you'll be able to find out what comes next for our Jane Doe in 2019!
Tara Ingham
It depends on how bad the block is, and if it's a block at all. Often my biggest struggle is lack of motivation which I often write off as writers block. I find, regardless of the cause, my best strategy is to interact with the work. This doesn't mean writing, it could be research, or outlining. I could decide to work on character development and sometimes I even draw (scenes, characters, maps, weapons etc.) so that I'm engaging with the story even though I'm not writing. I tend to find the more I engage, the easier it is to get back into it.
That being said, I also try to run on the rule of 'write, even if inspiration abandons you'. So I try to write nightly, and it seems the more I force myself to write through my blocks, the less I get them, and the easier it becomes to write large portions of text in single sittings.
So yeah. if I can't force myself to write through it, I find another way to interact with the work until it passes.
That being said, I also try to run on the rule of 'write, even if inspiration abandons you'. So I try to write nightly, and it seems the more I force myself to write through my blocks, the less I get them, and the easier it becomes to write large portions of text in single sittings.
So yeah. if I can't force myself to write through it, I find another way to interact with the work until it passes.
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