Ask the Author: S.K. McCauley
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S.K. McCauley
Luckily I haven't had to deal with this. My only block happens when the busyness of life takes precedence over creativity-- which I allow to happen FAR too often.
S.K. McCauley
As Audrey Hepburn has said, "Life is like running through a museum. You miss almost everything."
Writers don't miss their own lives, they stop, look around and reflect-- which is incredibly grounding.
Your mind stops spinning, allowing your subconscious to come to the fore.
Writers don't miss their own lives, they stop, look around and reflect-- which is incredibly grounding.
Your mind stops spinning, allowing your subconscious to come to the fore.
S.K. McCauley
Ass in the chair, write something everyday, expect most of it to be crap, don't edit while you write, don't "entertain," just tell the truth (even if it's fiction, and be sure to be brave enough to be yourself.
S.K. McCauley
Several novels, 2 screenplays and a TV show.
S.K. McCauley
My mother got Alzheimers when she was in her forties (I was fourteen) and I felt like I never got to know her. Not wanting the same fate for my children, I began writing memoir.
S.K. McCauley
As I was driving in the rain to see a client, I saw a homeless African American man digging thru a commercial trash bin, covered in urine, looking for something to eat and I wondered what it would be like to him. To barely survive and think, "That's all I deserve."
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