Ask the Author: Caro Kinkead
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Caro Kinkead
First, I'm in the middle of revisions for "Only in My Dreams," the first book of the Henry's Mills series, set in the fictional Connecticut town of that name. I'm also preparing for NaNoWriMo 2016, and my project for that is "Home and the Heartland," which is the third book in the series.
Caro Kinkead
Butt in chair, fingers on keyboard. Seriously, that's how the work is going to get done. You can take all the classes you like, but if you don't sit down at the keyboard and type the words, you'll never finish a first draft. If you never finish a first draft, you have nothing to revise.
Caro Kinkead
My first reaction is to try to power through past the block. I'll work on another scene or noodle on an idea for an upcoming book. If that doesn't work, I'll get away from the keyboard and knit or watch a movie. In other words, stop my conscious mind from focusing on the problem and let the subconscious whirl away at it.
But I do believe there are times where you can be not so much blocked as empty. Writers need to feed the creative well, and there are times I forget to do that. Then, all I can do is walk away from the keyboard and binge on the first three seasons of "Gilmore Girls" until I feel better. Within a day, I'm usually back with something I can work on.
But I do believe there are times where you can be not so much blocked as empty. Writers need to feed the creative well, and there are times I forget to do that. Then, all I can do is walk away from the keyboard and binge on the first three seasons of "Gilmore Girls" until I feel better. Within a day, I'm usually back with something I can work on.
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