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Maria Greene
Looking back at various past relationships could be a good plot, spin them out and see where they might have gone if continued. I would use parallel story lines with a common theme.
Maria Greene
If I can't push through it, I do something else creative to get the juices flowing. I don't suffer much from writer's block.
Maria Greene
Working at self-employed and seeing where a story is going.
Maria Greene
Write every day, rain or shine. Be committed. Practice makes perfect, and there is no other way around it.
Maria Greene
The sequel to TRIALS OF HALLION, TWO OF SWORDS. It's titled CRYSTAL WORLD. It's not going very well at the moment, but every problem usually finds a way to resolve itself.
Maria Greene
Inspiration does not happen on demand. I sit down every day to work on my story. I usually write five pages a day.
T.L. Merrybard
As the saying goes, you tell your muse you will sit down every day no matter what, but that if they don't show up you are going to be writing crap. :D
As the saying goes, you tell your muse you will sit down every day no matter what, but that if they don't show up you are going to be writing crap. :D
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Jul 21, 2014 12:03AM · flag
Jul 21, 2014 12:03AM · flag
Maria
It might seem like crap at the time, but if you're into the story, the tough parts often just flow into the rest ok. However, if it is crap, there is
It might seem like crap at the time, but if you're into the story, the tough parts often just flow into the rest ok. However, if it is crap, there is always revision later. :). It has worked for me.
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Jul 21, 2014 04:52AM · flag
Jul 21, 2014 04:52AM · flag
T.L. Merrybard
Oh yes totally agree. I'm a big fan of the, 'keep writing and edit later,' technique. And yes even if you think it is crap when you are in the thick o
Oh yes totally agree. I'm a big fan of the, 'keep writing and edit later,' technique. And yes even if you think it is crap when you are in the thick of it, it generally isn't so when you look at it later. :)
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Jul 21, 2014 06:47AM · flag
Jul 21, 2014 06:47AM · flag
Maria Greene
A lot of ideas play around in my head all the time. The ones that won't go away usually develop into a story. I had this idea that a contemporary woman, ill-equipped, gets stuck in another dimension, inside a Tarot card spread with clues that have to be solved for survival.
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