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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Janet Freedman I don't think I've ever experienced true writer's block. What I have experienced is laziness and a strong resistance to sitting down and getting to work. When I was working on my master's degree, I would put off writing a long paper and then take 3 vacation days to write it because the deadline was looming. It is not s if I am that way all the time -- sometimes I approach writing joyfully -- but too often I resist. In my reading, I have noticed that this is not uncommon among author, so I set goals: 2 paragraphs, 3 pages - some structure to push myself to work.
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Not a question really but I can't wait to read this. I can only imagine what your experiences mean to you - and how wonderful it must have been to be surrounded by such characters. I have to add a question so I can send this, so I will simply ask if Divine was as commanding in the flesh as she is on screen? I guess I'm about to find out... thank you for sharing.
Janet Freedman Yes.....and funny! Also kind, supportive, brutally frank & bitchy. Thanks for your question. I hope you will enjoy the book!
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What are you currently working on?
Janet Freedman I just completed "Divine Intervention A Memoir" set in 1960's Baltimore when I lived in a shabby downtown apartment building. Here I met a group of creative and eccentric new friends - including not-yet-famous drag queen Divine –who helped me move past my restrictive upbringing, ditch my plain-Jane looks, and create a future that wasn't going to happen.
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