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What is the hardest part of writing a book? jj

John Riherd The hardest thing for me, and something that delayed finishing my book for years, was self-doubt and fear of failure. That is, of course, as silly as …moreThe hardest thing for me, and something that delayed finishing my book for years, was self-doubt and fear of failure. That is, of course, as silly as it gets. The biggest failure would be never doing it at all. Finally I announced a day the book would be finished and I just did it. Now, I'm excited and working on the second diligently and taking breaks to work on a couple of others that have been patiently waiting. Now, the hardest thing is balancing the desire to write with perfection against the fact that perfect writing is impossible. Once again, I just have to finish the damn thing. Then I can start the re-write.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

John Riherd There is no such thing as writer's block. Writing is just hard work and sometimes you simply don't want to do it. Do it anyway. Exercise the synapses …moreThere is no such thing as writer's block. Writing is just hard work and sometimes you simply don't want to do it. Do it anyway. Exercise the synapses and the finger muscles. Stimulate the brain by writing something. Hemingway said something about writing one page of masterpiece to every ninety pages of shit. But, he gets that one page. William Stafford said, "There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough." Not writing while thinking about what to write is not writer's block. It is necessary. I try not to let thinking be an excuse for not sitting down and putting down one word and then another. Writing is a job. Show up. Do the job.(less)

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	A Crimson Grace (Samuel Locke Series Book 1) 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 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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