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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Phil Whitaker It can be really unnerving - you can quite rapidly feel everything's slipped away, and that you're never going to get the current project back on trac…moreIt can be really unnerving - you can quite rapidly feel everything's slipped away, and that you're never going to get the current project back on track. It's happened sufficiently frequently to me over the years now that I'm able to look back and remind myself that I always came out the other side. I've developed certain tricks - moving on to a different part of the narrative, or leaving everything for several days to give the subconscious time to work on it. (less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Phil Whitaker For me, it's seeing a finished work produced as a beautiful book. Nothing quite beats that. Well, the only thing that does is when I come across feedb…moreFor me, it's seeing a finished work produced as a beautiful book. Nothing quite beats that. Well, the only thing that does is when I come across feedback from readers and learn that a novel has really struck a chord or spoken to someone. There'll always be a proportion of people who don't like or get a book, but when someone really enjoys and relishes it, that's also very hard to beat.(less)

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Average rating: 3.81 · 254 ratings · 55 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	What Is a Doctor?: A GP's Prescription for the Future 4.24 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Triangulation 3.44 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sister Sebastian's Library 3.41 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eclipse of the Sun 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken Unga Fever 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freak Of Nature 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Face liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken Unga Fever: Stories from the medical frontline 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Triangulations by Phil Whitaker (Goodreads Author), Dr Phil Whitaker, Seán Barrett 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars