Ask the Author: Jeremy Tyrrell
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Jeremy Tyrrell
Start. Actually write something. There's a temptation to think, "Nah, I can't do that. I'm no Danielle Steel. I'm not interesting."
The fact that you're even thinking about writing means that you are already one point above everyone who isn't.
It takes some guts to go that extra step and commit your time to something which, ultimately, can be seen by anyone across the world. That's a scary thought. Very scary. Scary enough to prevent a lot of people from ever publishing anything.
Don't be one of them. Write something and get it up and out.
The fact that you're even thinking about writing means that you are already one point above everyone who isn't.
It takes some guts to go that extra step and commit your time to something which, ultimately, can be seen by anyone across the world. That's a scary thought. Very scary. Scary enough to prevent a lot of people from ever publishing anything.
Don't be one of them. Write something and get it up and out.
Jeremy Tyrrell
Depends on the kind of writer's block. If it's a matter of being unable to think because of distractions, I put on the white noise and wear my don't-talk-to-me hat. If it's being stuck for a plot point or getting the wording of a sentence right, I put in a XXX as a placeholder for 'come back to this'. Then I move onto something else.
If it's being at a loss for ideas, well, the simplest thing, I find, is to read other books, go for a long walk and think about nothing, paint some eggs, write on the webpage, juggle, play with the boy, anything to break the mental fatigue. Like muscles, brains get tired, too.
If it's being at a loss for ideas, well, the simplest thing, I find, is to read other books, go for a long walk and think about nothing, paint some eggs, write on the webpage, juggle, play with the boy, anything to break the mental fatigue. Like muscles, brains get tired, too.
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