Ask the Author: Mike Demers
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Mike Demers
While different writers deal with writer's block differently, I have found Block to be a figment of my imagination. We want to empower Block and justify our lack of productivity, and that's fine. It's a perfectly good excuse. Years can pass, according to this excuse. The question is this: Do you want years to pass with minimal forward motion, or do you want to realize destiny? I choose the latter and so I ignore writer's block. You feel it glaring at you, antagonizing you, like a car crash that's got you stuck in traffic, blocking you from your preferred destination. Just ignore it and let out what wants and needs to get out. Your words are the vehicle.
Mike Demers
I don't think you can really get inspired to write. I think you get inspired to live, which leads to thoughts, experiences, and ideas you're inspired to write about. So if you want to write, go live a little outside your comfort zone and see where your mind goes. That's where ideas are born. Raising an idea is not so different from raising a child. Have fun with it. Play.
Mike Demers
How did I get the idea for FOOLING EWE? In a word, it was Ewe. Being a homophone, "ewe" was "fooling" me into thinking "you," and so I wrote about a fooling ewe.
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