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B.C. Dee

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Children's, Poetry

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
B.C. Dee If I'm not on a schedule, I put down the work and let it tickle the back of my mind while I move (walk/run/ride/drive/play)

If I'm writing on a schedul…moreIf I'm not on a schedule, I put down the work and let it tickle the back of my mind while I move (walk/run/ride/drive/play)

If I'm writing on a schedule, there are several questions I ask myself:

At its heart, what is this book/chapter/paragraph/sentence about?
What would be the opposite of what you're trying to write?
If you were a child/dog/ant, what would this look/sound/feel like?

Or, if the block is because I can't hang on to all of the threads:

I go back to my story arc and my outline so that I can focus on one little step without having to incorporate everything at once.(less)
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
B.C. Dee For me, writing is a chance to realize who I am. I immediately quit my earlier career when I read "don't die with your music inside of you."…moreFor me, writing is a chance to realize who I am. I immediately quit my earlier career when I read "don't die with your music inside of you."(less)
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History Repeats Itself

I am a big fan of Lapham’s Quarterly journal. I was lucky enough to have started reading the publication since its first issue. In it, every quarter, Louis Lapham compiles a timeless conversation on a single topic: love, youth, war, spies… The conversation is timeless because he selects (translated) texts that date back to the early Egyptians, the Romans, and the Greeks. He interposes those with p

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