Chris Foster
Perhaps it's just me, but I find the problem that causes writer's block is being unable to move the story forward. My mind goes blank, or struggles to find a suitable way forward (resist deus ex machina unless you are doing it for a specific purpose).
However I'm not one who can simply sit and stare at a blank page. So my way of dealing with writer's block is to start a new book. Hence why I have over 21 novels in progress.
This can work well, as in general I find myself finishing two novels at around the same time. It does slow the time it takes to complete a novel.
More recently it seems I am suffering less and less from Writer's block. In my opinion it means a greater confidence in my work and learning to switch the negative self critic off has allowed the words to flow freely.
For the large majority of writer's your first draft is exactly that, a first draft (or as Lian Tanner calls it, the 'experimental draft', which is a term I absolutely love). So don't worry if some parts don't make sense. Just try to keep writing. I promise, it will get easier.
However I'm not one who can simply sit and stare at a blank page. So my way of dealing with writer's block is to start a new book. Hence why I have over 21 novels in progress.
This can work well, as in general I find myself finishing two novels at around the same time. It does slow the time it takes to complete a novel.
More recently it seems I am suffering less and less from Writer's block. In my opinion it means a greater confidence in my work and learning to switch the negative self critic off has allowed the words to flow freely.
For the large majority of writer's your first draft is exactly that, a first draft (or as Lian Tanner calls it, the 'experimental draft', which is a term I absolutely love). So don't worry if some parts don't make sense. Just try to keep writing. I promise, it will get easier.
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