Karen Dodd
My inspiration comes more from my journals and little notebooks I have everywhere: in the car, by my bed, when I travel...you get the idea! Or from something I’ve observed or eavesdropped through my day.
The truth is I’m NOT always inspired but I write anyway. I sit down at my desk every weekday for six to eight hours a day because that’s my “job.” I read what I’ve written the day before, do a little bit of polishing (or sometimes chuck it altogether!) and then move on to creating new work.
When I’m creatively brain dead, I give myself permission to research or do a little marketing on my previous books.
The truth is I’m NOT always inspired but I write anyway. I sit down at my desk every weekday for six to eight hours a day because that’s my “job.” I read what I’ve written the day before, do a little bit of polishing (or sometimes chuck it altogether!) and then move on to creating new work.
When I’m creatively brain dead, I give myself permission to research or do a little marketing on my previous books.
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