Writer's Block

"Harlan [Ellison] used to.. take an idea from anyone and then sit in the display window [at a bookstore] and write the story—start to finish. 

He was never out of stories... At a very young age, I picked up [the] belief [that] not every story, novel, or poem comes out perfect, nor are they imperfect. Each has its audience, large or small, and it’s not for me to say which..."

Read the rest my guest post on  Author Magazine, "Writer's Block."    

Intrigued by the story about Harlan Ellison writing in a bookstore window? You'll find a 1981 transcript where he discussed the idea on the NBC Today Show here. 

See also: Whidbey Island Writers Conference

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Terry Persun writes in many genres, including historical fiction, mainstream, literary, and science fiction/fantasy. He is a Pushcart nominee. His historical novel, Sweet Song , was a Silver IPPY Award Winner. His new fantasy novel is Doublesight . Terry’s utopian / dystopian novel, Cathedral of Dreams was a ForeWord magazine Book of the Year finalist in the science fiction category. His other science fiction titles include the sci-fi thriller Revision 7: DNA and the newly released space opera, Hear No Evil .