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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

J.R. Hart So far this summer, I've read (and loved!) Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, Don't Read the Comments by Eric Smith, and You Should See Me in a Crown …moreSo far this summer, I've read (and loved!) Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, Don't Read the Comments by Eric Smith, and You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson. Before the end of summer, I hope to finish reading Tomboyland, The Knockout Queen, and Date Me Bryson Keller. If you have any recommendations I should check out, I'd love to hear them!(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

J.R. Hart When it comes to writer's block, I have a few questions for myself:
1) Are the characters still talking to me?
2) How do I feel about this project?
3) Wh…moreWhen it comes to writer's block, I have a few questions for myself:
1) Are the characters still talking to me?
2) How do I feel about this project?
3) What is my current emotional state?
4) What is the status of my other projects.

For 1, if my characters have stopped talking to me altogether, it usually means I made them mad. Sometimes this is a good thing, because it means I'm stretching them out of their comfort zone. Sometimes it's a bad thing, because it means I've done something out of character. Going back and seeing where my characters are, and when they were last really telling me a direction, helps me know if I should stick to my outline, veer off a little, or if I should look elsewhere for the source of the writer's block.

For 2, if I'm not feeling a project overall, it's a good sign that maybe I need to either take a hard look at my outline, or I need to step away from the project and see it again with fresh eyes. I recently put a Christmas novella on hold because I didn't feel like I was getting the right interaction between my characters, and it wasn't that I wasn't hearing from them... it was a critical issue in the outline itself that left me a little puzzled on where to go from there. I shelved it, and I'm excited to get back to work on it at a later date.

For 3, my mental health plays a big role in where I'm at with a given project. If I'm not feeling a project, and my characters are fine and my story is fine, sometimes it's time to take the day off, have a hot bath, and spend some time away from the story. A lot of times this even includes sitting and daydreaming until the right solution comes. Either way, time for myself is a good way to get back to where I need to be.

If it's not any of the above 3, and I still can't get the words to flow, it's time to take a look at my other projects. If I have a project that's in my pause pile, maybe I need to switch to it, or if I have a project that's been drafted, maybe I need to edit it earlier than planned. Sometimes it takes switching to another task to find the right fit for my mental state, even if it means pausing a project I know will be great at a later time.(less)

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