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Shawn Patrick Cooke

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Shawn Patrick Cooke fills his time by solving Rubik's cubes, ballroom dancing, learning languages, and generally getting distracted by the next shiny new hobby. His fiction reflects that variety of interests, stretching from historical fiction to his own invented worlds. While in our universe, Shawn lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife, his daughters, his cat, and his books. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Shawn Patrick Cooke I do something else. It sounds like a trite answer, and maybe not all that helpful, but if I'm sitting at the computer staring at a blank screen, and …moreI do something else. It sounds like a trite answer, and maybe not all that helpful, but if I'm sitting at the computer staring at a blank screen, and nothing's coming, I get up, I mix up a Rubik's cube or read a book or do something that engages my mind. I have no obligation to bang my head against the keyboard until something comes out.

Of course, that's fine if it happens once. What happens if you get into that rut where you're just not writing at all? That's when I try to find something else to write, not a story, but just a journal or a blog post or a book review, or even an email to someone. These things remind me that I can write, that all it takes is doing it, and that can help me over the hump.(less)
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Shawn Patrick Cooke I love language -- it's what I studied in school, and a topic I continue to enjoy learning about. Language is one of the core elements to what makes u…moreI love language -- it's what I studied in school, and a topic I continue to enjoy learning about. Language is one of the core elements to what makes us human, and to be a writer is to share your own tiny scrap of humanity with others.(less)
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Illuminated
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git gud

This phrase is one I've encountered in the world of video game speedrunning. When a streamer is bemoaning the difficulty of a section, or demanding to find out the "trick" to beating it, chat often responds with a quick and peremptory "git gud".

These are harsh words, but there is hidden wisdom in them.

These two simple (nay, simplified) words have such deep pragmatic implication. They speak to the Read more of this blog post »
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