Renee Andrews
This may sound odd, but I have three ways to deal with writer's block: 1) go for a drive with my sweet Cajun, either in the car or on the motorcycle -- he listens to my book ideas, plot problems, or whatever is causing the dilemma and helps me work through the kinks, 2) write -- I've found that if I just keep writing, even if it has nothing to do with the current work-in-progress, I'll find my way back to the topic, characters will start talking and words will keep flowing, 3) nap -- sometimes my brain has been fired up and running too long and needs a break. A thirty minute (or, okay, two hour) nap does the trick!
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I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?
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