Ask the Author: Kat Colburn
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Kat Colburn
Just do it.
There are many reasons to write. You don't have to write with the goal of publishing. Personally, I find that writing fiction gives me a way to explore ideas, thoughts, or feelings, in a way I wouldn't do otherwise. It can be very therapeutic.
Even if you hope to publish your work, you'll only ever get there if you start.
There are many reasons to write. You don't have to write with the goal of publishing. Personally, I find that writing fiction gives me a way to explore ideas, thoughts, or feelings, in a way I wouldn't do otherwise. It can be very therapeutic.
Even if you hope to publish your work, you'll only ever get there if you start.
Kat Colburn
If I'm blocked because I'm stuck on a difficult scene, trying to get inside a character's head, or struggling to figure out where the plot is heading, I find if I step away from my computer and do something completely different, that helps. Some of my biggest breakthroughs have happened while I was mucking out a horse stall! I will just have this aha moment surrounded by manure. I'm not sure what that says about my writing...
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