Tracy Clark
If I'm feeling stuck, there are two methods I usually use to deal with it. Writing scenes out of order is not unusual for me, so if the current scene I'm on is stalling, I'll skip ahead and write a scene I know is coming and trust myself to connect the dots later. Another technique is to write free-hand. Getting away from my computer and the perfectionism it brings up in me, and just writing with a pen and paper, will often free up a creative part of my brain where new ideas flow and I'm not afraid to be messy.
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I Loved "Borrowed Time" and read the Sue Grafton Award winners every year. Cass Raines is such a refreshing character. Why do think that this genre has so few women of color in lead roles? It seems like many women in the tougher cities (I am from Baltimore, similar to Chicago in many ways) seem to gravitate toward law enforcement now. Thank you for the great read!
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