Ask the Author: Dana Armstrong
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Dana Armstrong
Keep going. Keep writing. Keep learning. Keep growing. It's not a destination. It's a journey.
Dana Armstrong
Anything goes! As a writer of fiction, I can dream up anything and wrap it up into a story. I love that freedom.
Dana Armstrong
I think at some point many of us deal with writer's block. I deal with it a couple of different ways. First, I like to use writing prompts. I post prompts every Monday on my Instagram. I use them to kind of get the juices flowing. Many of them are not what I would typically write but it allows me to be creative. I just free write using the prompt.
Another thing I do to knock out the cobwebs it to write word-for-word from a book I love. For example, I love the Outlander series. If I'm feeling stuck creatively, I'll open to any page in one of the books, and just type everything on the page. Of course, this is strictly for my own purposes and it doesn't go anywhere. I would never copy anyone's work. But it allows me to get the flow of the words, the emotion, the setting, etc. It often will help me break through that block.
Another thing I do to knock out the cobwebs it to write word-for-word from a book I love. For example, I love the Outlander series. If I'm feeling stuck creatively, I'll open to any page in one of the books, and just type everything on the page. Of course, this is strictly for my own purposes and it doesn't go anywhere. I would never copy anyone's work. But it allows me to get the flow of the words, the emotion, the setting, etc. It often will help me break through that block.
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