Katherine Center
I don't get writer's block too often. For me, it's usually a problem of struggling to find time to do the writing that's waiting in my head. But it has happened--usually when there's time pressure, like a looming deadline. Then my usual process of stumbling on an idea I like and then writing it down gets inverted: I'm rushing to meet the deadline and searching for an idea. It's not my favorite way to do things, but sometimes life is bossy like that. In those moments, I need to get inspired--and so I make time to read. Great ideas spark other ideas. Poetry sparks more poetry. Hearing another writer's voice on the page can inspire your own . . .
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I adored your book How To Walk Away. Some writers can’t capture the emotions of such a harrowing experience but I felt like I was reading a personal memoir. Did you speak with an actual person who had gone through this in addition to your research? What did your research look like? This book could of read so dry but it didn’t. It was very realistic. Kudos for that! Started reading The Lost Husband.
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