Mary

Mary asked Jennifer A. Nielsen:

Hello!!! First of all, I am one of your biggest fans. As an enthusiastic YA reader, I devoured your Ascendance series and forced my poor mother to speed me to Barnes and Noble the very day The Captive Kingdom was available. Do you have any tips on how to get over writers block or re-discover creative inspiration?

Jennifer A. Nielsen Writer’s block usually means your character doesn’t have enough problems right in the moment. Although there is an overarching story problem, in the immediate moment, your character is just standing there looking at you, asking what you want him or her to do. So ask yourself, what is the worst thing that you can do to your character right then? That should usually break the writer’s block. Good luck, and thank you!

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Hello! I was curious if you are going to have a book tour. I really think your books are some of the best I've read in a long time. If you are going to have a book tour or signing can you please let me know the times? Thank you for your time!

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When writing in first person, for some reason it's always harder for me to show the character's personality. I want to show that he has a very goofy/sarcastic personality and has a hard time taking things seriously, but am having trouble doing so. Any tips?

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