What works for one writer will not always work for another. What is the single most important piece of advice for aspiring authors?ĭon't take advice from other authors. And on days that I try to sit down and write, but for one reason or another can't, I just close the computer down and do something else, most likely reading or watching a movie. I'll spend hours just plotting in my head, a habit I blame on my daydreaming days back in elementary and high school. That isn't to say that I'm not always thinking about writing. In my case it's not exactly coupled with frustration, I just work a lot, so whenever I get a moment to breathe, I'm usually too mentally exhausted to put words to paper. Every writer experiences writer's block in some form or another.
That said, I'll never turn down a glass of red wine while open-faced with the blank page.ĭo you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, what do you do about it?Īnyone who says writer's block doesn't exist is either a liar, or they aren't a writer. I just find that the subject matter I'm working on doesn't need as much liquid inspiration. These days, I drink less but not because I'm some self-righteous former alcoholic. Depending on what I was writing about at the time, I would more than just occasionally require the use of a woman's company, and whatever form that female company came in, I took. When I used to think I was the next Bukowski, like countless others in the current writing world, I would drink bottle after bottle of various whiskeys, wines, and beer, until I was good and drunk and feeling excessively honest with myself. Years ago, I was heavy into writing poetry, or at least what I thought at the time was poetry. Most of the time I get my real writing done on my days off.
Oftentimes I'll record notes with my phone or if I have to I'll jot down ideas in a little notebook that I keep on me at all times. The extensive drive times allow almost unlimited time to think about whatever book I'm writing. What is your writing process? Do you follow a regular routine or do you have any weird, funny, or unusual habits while writing and what are they?ĭuring the day, and sometimes at night, I work as a service technician for the restaurant industry, which requires me to drive from state to state.
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