James Harris
For me, writer's block is a fear of getting it wrong, a fear of writing something rubbish. It's a fear that comes when you forget that you're supposed to get it wrong, and the first draft is supposed to be rubbish.
So to deal with it I tell myself to write the absolute worst version of a scene, or a chapter, or in some cases, a book. It's very liberating! And once the rubbish version is written, I can get on with the joyful task of rewriting it a gazillion times until it's actually OK.
So to deal with it I tell myself to write the absolute worst version of a scene, or a chapter, or in some cases, a book. It's very liberating! And once the rubbish version is written, I can get on with the joyful task of rewriting it a gazillion times until it's actually OK.
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