L.F. Robertson
I'm an appellate lawyer by trade, and that's a profession where writer's block isn't really an option. I've developed a few tools for getting over the top when I'm having trouble writing. One is to start with an easy part, because by writing something, I can start to develop a rhythm and momentum that will, with luck, carry me along into the more difficult sections. Another is to sit down and just start writing, reminding myself as I go that nothing I put down is final, and anything I don't like on rereading it is easily changed.
When I'm having trouble with story ideas or how to get a plot from A to B, I think about it a lot in spare moments: in the shower, as I'm falling asleep, or if I wake up during the night. It's surprising how often solutions come when I'm thinking about the story half asleep.
When I'm having trouble with story ideas or how to get a plot from A to B, I think about it a lot in spare moments: in the shower, as I'm falling asleep, or if I wake up during the night. It's surprising how often solutions come when I'm thinking about the story half asleep.
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I have just started Two Lost Boys and am completely hooked. There are 3 instalments so far in the Janet Moodie series, would you ever consider writing any more, or do you feel her arc is completed in these novels? It is such a complex and engaging case , that it is making hard for me to put down!
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