Derek
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David Dalglish:
Do you ever get into writing slumps, or experience writer's block? If so, how do you escape its evil clutches unscathed? Thanks, David!
David Dalglish
Writing slumps? All the freaking time. I don't often get legitimate writer's block, just slogs where it's hard to maintain enthusiasm and keep my butt in the chair writing as long as I want to. For real blocks, I just skip the segment, and talk about the story with my wife or my friend Rob, bouncing ideas until something feels right.
As for a daily slog? Then I just cheat until I feel less lazy. You'll see stuff like this in my first draft all the time.
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Bob Amazingman entered the room, looking .
"So," Bob said, "What's this I hear about a lazy author?"
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And then a day or two down the road, or even when finishing the entire manuscript, I'll hunt down all those <>'s and fill them in.
As for a daily slog? Then I just cheat until I feel less lazy. You'll see stuff like this in my first draft all the time.
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Bob Amazingman entered the room, looking .
"So," Bob said, "What's this I hear about a lazy author?"
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And then a day or two down the road, or even when finishing the entire manuscript, I'll hunt down all those <>'s and fill them in.
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Nox’Seax
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David Dalglish:
Will you ever make a book with the protagonist one of the werewolves? Like when you did Redclaws perspective but as the protagonist. I feel bad for them. They are just trying to survive. Yeah they kill and eat people but that’s what they got to do. Their hatred of humanity is reasonable considering what they’ve been through.
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