Elaine T. Cook
I would love to say I never get Writer's Block. Actually, I didn't when I wrote, "The Ancestral Key." However, as I was writing Book Two in the "Serpent's Treasure" Series, I was interrupted one day in the middle of a chapter. This is highly unusual. I always finish a chapter, or at least a scene, before taking a break. Nevertheless, for some reason, when I went back to the manuscript and read it, I found Juliana, and some of the other characters, in the middle of a very challenging situation, and I could not remember how they were going to get out of it. Ha ha ha. Yes, I can laugh now. At the time though, I spent two weeks stewing over how I could get them out of it. Writer's block hit hard. Finally, I had a very wise friend tell me just to sit down and write. So that's what I did. As my fingers hit the keys, in a very amazing way, the situation resolved itself. I love the way they got out of it, too. ;-) Nevertheless, it was a very important lesson for me to learn. The way for me to stop Writer's Block, is to start writing. It reminds me of the old saying, "You can steer a parked car." This applies well to my writing.
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