Molly Stroud-SmithTo deal with writer's block I have a few tools. One is to leave creativity alone for a while. Clean something. Go for a walk outside. Get a haircut. O…moreTo deal with writer's block I have a few tools. One is to leave creativity alone for a while. Clean something. Go for a walk outside. Get a haircut. Organize a drawer. Watch something meaningless on Netflix. Just a break from anything that makes my creative brain work. Things are usually better when I return to the page. Two - I write a haiku. I read this somewhere a long time ago as a tactic for beating writer's block. It works. Going through the motions of putting words on the page makes it easier to keep going. Or three, I take myself on an "Artist's Date" and do something creative that is unrelated to writing. I take pictures. Or doodle while listening to music. Or visit the dollar store and scroll Pinterest. Make something crafty that involves glue and glitter. Get the creative juices flowing. I have a lot of haikus and glitter painted jars... but being blocked never lasts long. (less)
Molly Stroud-SmithI'm currently working on finishing some projects that I abandoned in order to pour myself into Dead Babies. I have a novel to finish. I am writing poe…moreI'm currently working on finishing some projects that I abandoned in order to pour myself into Dead Babies. I have a novel to finish. I am writing poetry and would like to publish a book of poems. And I am working on a ghost writing project as well.(less)
[image error]The majority of the time when a book gets tons of hype and is loved by the general public I get about three chapters in and quit. So when my name spent six months on a waiting list at the library for Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng I was preparing myself to be disappointed. Turns out this book was the exception to the rule and I plowed through the entire novel in about three day