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Melissa Baron is a technical writer and editor from Chicago. She holds a B.A. in English and a graduate certification in publishing and editing from the Denver Publishing Institute. She is a former Book Riot contributor. In her spare time she likes to play video games, watch horror movies, travel with her husband, and play with their two cats, Denali and Mango.

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Are you writing another book soon? If so, when will it be released?
Melissa Baron I am, actually! I just turned in a completed draft of a second book to my agent. It will be awhile until I know when it will be released, however, so …moreI am, actually! I just turned in a completed draft of a second book to my agent. It will be awhile until I know when it will be released, however, so stay tuned! (less)
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Melissa Baron If I'm blocked with a particular story, I don't force it. I set it down and try to work on something else. I'm a mood reader, and I am also a mood wri…moreIf I'm blocked with a particular story, I don't force it. I set it down and try to work on something else. I'm a mood reader, and I am also a mood writer: I can never just work on one project. If I can't get in the right headspace for a book, I'll have something else to turn to, and that shift in tone and genre can sometimes help shake me out of it.

If I don't have the motivation to write at all, I'll read instead. Reading typically helps me get "unstuck" because I get inspired by another author's writing style or some clever way they wove their narrative.

If we're talking "can't write anything, don't want to read anything," I'll just let the book marinate in my head for awhile. I have one WIP that I knew I wasn't ready to write, so I spent an entire month just thinking about it. When inspiration struck, I'd jot it down in a catch-all doc I created so I wouldn't lose anything I could use later. When I'm ready to write that one, I'll have accumulated months' worth of character and world building that might come in handy.(less)
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Twice in a Lifetime
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