Victoria Alexander
If this is really what you want to do—don't give up. But do finish one project before you move on to the next. Finishing a book (or a novella, or short story or whatever you want to write) is the absolute first step. And when you've finished one, move on to the next. Resist the urge to keep working on one project forever. Nothing will be ever be as perfect as you want it because you will always be your own biggest critic. But write to please yourself, write the kind of book you like to read. This is too hard not to enjoy what you're doing.
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Hi, my name is Cintia and I'm from Argentina. Being a writer is what I want the most in this world, nothing makes me happier than writing, but I'm more and more frustrated with each passing day, because I've been blocked for 3 years. And it is not that I have an unfinished story. I have NOTHING AT ALL. A blank page in front of me, that only makes me sadder... Is there a way to overcome this? How do you handle it?
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