Ask the Author: Winter Reid
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Winter Reid
I have three other major pieces in the works right now: a vampire PNR (because... vampires), a love triangle in the back woods of Arkansas, and an urban sci-fi about... well, it's complicated.
Winter Reid
Badly.
I surf the web and hate myself until I remember that I just need to get back to work. I usually won't work on whatever I'm blocked on, but something else. At any given time I have multiple pieces in multiple stages.
I had a really rough spell earlier this year where I actually didn't write at all for a couple weeks. When it gets that bad, I switch mediums and paint or sketch for a while.
I surf the web and hate myself until I remember that I just need to get back to work. I usually won't work on whatever I'm blocked on, but something else. At any given time I have multiple pieces in multiple stages.
I had a really rough spell earlier this year where I actually didn't write at all for a couple weeks. When it gets that bad, I switch mediums and paint or sketch for a while.
Winter Reid
Probably not a very original answer, but... the yoga pants.
No, the best thing about being a writer is that you always have something to think about. Standing in line at the pharmacy? Think about your book. Cooking dinner and can't bear to listen to the news? Go over your characters' motivations. Having trouble sleeping? Maybe the kinks out of that love scene... Each book is a puzzle that wants to come together. Figuring out how to get it to work without forcing or missing the pieces... that's the good stuff.
No, the best thing about being a writer is that you always have something to think about. Standing in line at the pharmacy? Think about your book. Cooking dinner and can't bear to listen to the news? Go over your characters' motivations. Having trouble sleeping? Maybe the kinks out of that love scene... Each book is a puzzle that wants to come together. Figuring out how to get it to work without forcing or missing the pieces... that's the good stuff.
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