Karen S. Gordon
I don't believe in writers' block. When I was a little girl my father preached to me that it was easier to keep my room clean that it was to clean it up.
I am a 'panster' which means I do not write from an outline. Rather, my experience is much that that of the reader. I don't know what's going to happen next!
Over time I've begun to keep a reverse outline because it makes life easier when my editor, who I've dubbed 'the hole puncher' (who may actually get a bronzed hole puncher as a gift of appreciation on day), asks me to clarify a scene.
Lee Child said that writers' block is writer-speak for calling in sick. I agree! So writers' block is like unicorns and pixie dust. If you love to write as much as I do, it's easy to get my fingers moving in sync with my brain.
I am a 'panster' which means I do not write from an outline. Rather, my experience is much that that of the reader. I don't know what's going to happen next!
Over time I've begun to keep a reverse outline because it makes life easier when my editor, who I've dubbed 'the hole puncher' (who may actually get a bronzed hole puncher as a gift of appreciation on day), asks me to clarify a scene.
Lee Child said that writers' block is writer-speak for calling in sick. I agree! So writers' block is like unicorns and pixie dust. If you love to write as much as I do, it's easy to get my fingers moving in sync with my brain.
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