Alannah Foley
My philosophy with writing is 'go where things are already flowing'. Why would you dig a well when there's already a spring flowing a few paces away?
In this vein, if I get stuck with a storyline, instead of digging away hard at it, I generally tend to leave things for a while and turn to another part of the book/story where things are already flowing. I usually find that an idea presents itself in the meantime to open up new ground, as it were, and get things flowing again.
I tend to shun 'hardcore trying', keeping the process as loose & enjoyable as possible. I do believe this transmits across to those reading.
In this vein, if I get stuck with a storyline, instead of digging away hard at it, I generally tend to leave things for a while and turn to another part of the book/story where things are already flowing. I usually find that an idea presents itself in the meantime to open up new ground, as it were, and get things flowing again.
I tend to shun 'hardcore trying', keeping the process as loose & enjoyable as possible. I do believe this transmits across to those reading.
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