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R.A. Nelson

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Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy

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R. A. Nelson lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and inimitably winsome dog. She enjoys reading, running, cooking, eating, watching movies, and drinking wine, but she likes writing best of all. (Except on Thursdays. On Thursdays, wine wins. Sometimes accompanied by cookie dough.)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

R.A. Nelson When I can get over my stubbornness and acknowledge that I am indeed dealing with writer's block - and that sitting there, determinedly pounding out n…moreWhen I can get over my stubbornness and acknowledge that I am indeed dealing with writer's block - and that sitting there, determinedly pounding out nonsense, is not going to help - I have three main strategies:
1) Make a cup of tea.
2) Go for a walk.
3) Do something completely different, like bake a cake or read a book or call a friend, and then try again when I've given myself some space and feel refreshed.
For extreme cases, there's the fourth strategy, which comprises a combination of the other three.(less)

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R.A. Nelson I love Story, and I love Words, and I love Beauty. Writing allows me to enter fully into the realms of these three passions - and, on the truly transc…moreI love Story, and I love Words, and I love Beauty. Writing allows me to enter fully into the realms of these three passions - and, on the truly transcendent days, to weave them together into a luminous unity that is far greater than the sum of its parts.(less)

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	The Finding (The Gatekeeper Trilogy, #1) by Ruth Crews (Goodreads Author), R.A. Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Leaving (The Gatekeeper Trilogy, #2) by Ruth Crews (Goodreads Author), R.A. Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
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	Songs in the Gate: Poems from the Borderland of Now and Not Yet it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	The Keeping (The Gatekeeper Trilogy, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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

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Gush – Compost – Baby Draft

I have a word-choice proposal for my fellow writers.

We are a community characterized by our commitment to language. We champion the power of a well-turned phrase. We understand the importance of finding the exact arrangement of the exact words to convey the exact meaning we intend.

Why, then, are we not kinder in the words we choose to apply to our own work?

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