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Jan English Leary

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jan English Leary I free-write, do a kind of word association, with the idea that nothing will be seen by anyone. If I tell myself that the stakes are low, the words te…moreI free-write, do a kind of word association, with the idea that nothing will be seen by anyone. If I tell myself that the stakes are low, the words tend to come more freely. Putting too much pressure on myself to get it perfect right off the bat can stop me in my tracks. Write messily and badly so that the words are on the page/screen. Then later the editor can step in. If the editor shows up too early, self-doubt does too.(less)

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Jan English Leary I love creating characters who are in some ways like me but in many ways different. I love the research that helps flesh out a character or a situatio…moreI love creating characters who are in some ways like me but in many ways different. I love the research that helps flesh out a character or a situation. Playing with language, revising over and over to make it as smooth as I can make it. Reading the work of writers I greatly admire and trying to make my work the best it can be. (less)

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Average rating: 4.17 · 46 ratings · 18 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Thicker Than Blood 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Skating on the Vertical 4.19 avg rating — 16 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
	Ragnarok Fall/Winter 2012 by Anniken Davenport (Editor), Jan English Leary (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mark Levine (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Skating on the Vertical: Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Town and Gown liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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Jan’s Quotes

“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
― Flannery O'Connor

tags: criticism, humor, writing

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