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J.E. Erickson

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J.E. Erickson fell in love with horror and fantasy at an early age. The first story he wrote was at age 11 and was about a child walking home from school to discover his own gravestone. He still thinks about it when referring to himself in third person.

He currently writes horror and fantasy stories, and lives in an old house in the Midwestern United States with a nerdy soap maker, two spoiled dogs, and a (potentially) possessed vegetable garden.

His debut novel "Offerings to the Flower Moon: The Tale of the Abrams Witch" released in 2022. You should totally read it.
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J.E. Erickson It depends on the source of the blockage for me. I think most writer's block comes from places of self-doubt, lack of preparation, and not feeling lik…moreIt depends on the source of the blockage for me. I think most writer's block comes from places of self-doubt, lack of preparation, and not feeling like you're asking the right questions of your characters. At least for me it's these things.

What I do is just freewrite. I have a document that exists solely for me to smear word vomit upon. I kill characters, give them their deepest desires, change them in some fundamental way -- anything I can do to discover who they are in a little more depth. It's all stream of consciousness, no subject too taboo, not worried about editing content. It's helped put me in a workable headspace, as well as generate ideas and characters for other stories. (less)
J.E. Erickson Finish what you're working on and move on to the next thing. Writing -- any creative art, really -- is a perpetual work in progress. If you don't find…moreFinish what you're working on and move on to the next thing. Writing -- any creative art, really -- is a perpetual work in progress. If you don't find what you consider your acceptable level of failure on your project (labor of love or otherwise) you can find yourself spinning your wheels on it forever.

Finish what you write. Write something else. (less)
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Huge mistake.

I made a Substack account the other week, and I regret it. You just can't go somewhere without being sucked into a whirlpool of what's essentially digital gang violence. People wear their stupidity like a badge of honor. And it's such a fad. It's not even real. Do you think people act the same way they do on social media in public and when camera phones aren't in their faces? No. We've become a so Read more of this blog post »
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