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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Nancy Lorenz Writer's block, I find is caused by a number of things: fatigue, too many things on your mind at once, and also an unfocused plot or characterization.…moreWriter's block, I find is caused by a number of things: fatigue, too many things on your mind at once, and also an unfocused plot or characterization.

I think that it is best to walk away for a few days, get rest, eat healthily, refuel, and re-energize. Then, it's easier to find new ideas, and/or gaps in continuity, better sentences or perspectives, structure etc. It is just a matter of changing gears for a while, and then returning anew.(less)

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Nancy Lorenz Imagining worlds, and characters....Telling a great story, finding out what makes a character tick, and pulling emotion from your characters, and your…moreImagining worlds, and characters....Telling a great story, finding out what makes a character tick, and pulling emotion from your characters, and yourself as well. Making a personal connection to the story, and hoping that others can find a similar experience / connection somewhere within the words as well. It's what makes it worthwhile!(less)

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American Ballerina

I have a new YA ballet book out, entitled, "American Ballerina." It will debut in late November.

Cover reveal and more to come.

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“I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance. ”
― George Balanchine

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“Magic happens when the wand of language strikes a stone and makes it melt, touches a spindle and turns it into gold, or taps a trunk and makes it fly. By drawing on a syntax of enchantment that conjures fluidity, ethereality, flimsiness, and transparency, writers turn solidity into resplendent airy lightness to produce miracles of linguistic transubstantiation.

What is the effect of that beauty? How do readers respond to words that create that beauty? In a world that has discredited that particular attribute and banished it from high art, beauty has nonetheless held on to its enlivening power in children's books. It draws readers in, then draws them to understand the fictional worlds it lights up.”
― Maria Tatar, Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood

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