Ask the Author: Jay Carper
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Jay Carper
I saw people in need, and I wanted to help.
Jay Carper
I saw a colony of curious vermin in the forest last Monday at dusk. They spun great orb webs from which they skittered on eight legs and flew on buzzing, gossamer wings.
Jay Carper
I sit down at my computer and start writing.
If I'm writing fiction, I ask myself "What's the worst thing or the most improbably thing that could happen next?" and just start writing about it. Pretty soon, inspiration comes. I might scrap everything I just wrote, but that's ok because it accomplished its purpose.
If I'm writing non-fiction, I pick a topic and I start writing about it. Inspiration usually comes sooner or later. If not, then I set it aside for a day or so and come back to it. If I still can't get a flow going, I pick a different topic and maybe come back to the first topic some other day.
The key to getting past writer's block is to write.
If I'm writing fiction, I ask myself "What's the worst thing or the most improbably thing that could happen next?" and just start writing about it. Pretty soon, inspiration comes. I might scrap everything I just wrote, but that's ok because it accomplished its purpose.
If I'm writing non-fiction, I pick a topic and I start writing about it. Inspiration usually comes sooner or later. If not, then I set it aside for a day or so and come back to it. If I still can't get a flow going, I pick a different topic and maybe come back to the first topic some other day.
The key to getting past writer's block is to write.
Jay Carper
I just finished reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (great book!) and I just started The Jefferson Lies by David Barton.
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