Cintia asked Elizabeth Eulberg:

Hi, my name is Cintia and I'm from Argentina. Being a writer is what I want the most in this world, nothing makes me happier than writing, but I'm more and more frustrated with each passing day, because I've been blocked for 3 years. And it is not that I have an unfinished story. I have NOTHING AT ALL. A blank page in front of me, that only makes me sadder... Is there a way to overcome this? How do you handle it?

Elizabeth Eulberg Hola Cintia! Thanks for your question! I'm so sorry you've been blocked, that can be very frustrating. Black pages can be scary. I never sit down to a black page unless I know what I'm going to write. I spend a lot of time with the characters before I start writing (over a year on Macallan and Levi before I wrote a single word of Better Off Friends). Then I take index cards and just starting writing down certain scenes or things I want the characters to go through. Then I organize them. So I have a lot figured out before I write, that's what works best for me. Also, if I get stuck, I find talking through the plot with a friend helps. If you're really stuck, you should force yourself to write a certain amount of words every day, it doesn't matter what, but it might help clear the block. I hope this helps and no matter what KEEP WRITING! You can do it! XOXO, Elizabeth

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