Cintia
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Sandra Miller:
Hi, my name is Cintia and I'm from Argentina. Being a writer is what I want the most in this world, nothing makes me happier than writing, but I'm more and more frustrated with each passing day, because I've been blocked for 3 years. And it is not that I have an unfinished story. I have NOTHING AT ALL. A blank page in front of me, that only makes me sadder... Is there a way to overcome this? How do you handle it?
Sandra Miller
Hi Cintia,
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I'm sorry to hear about the difficulty you're having right now. I can hear your frustration, and your sorrow. One book I can recommend that might help is "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg; she discusses ways to get around your own mind and start getting words on paper.
Because that's what matters most; getting words on paper, even if they don't seem to make sense, even if you're sure they're terrible. It's kind of like golfing your way out of a sandtrap--that first swing probably isn't going to be pretty, but it's necessary if you want to get back on track.
At some point, no matter what, we all are going to get stuck. For whatever reason, you have no idea what to write next, and nothing is coming.
I have a whole page devoted to this subject at http://users.pgtc.com/~slmiller/write... I can't copy it all into this email for length reasons, but I hope it will be helpful.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I'm sorry to hear about the difficulty you're having right now. I can hear your frustration, and your sorrow. One book I can recommend that might help is "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg; she discusses ways to get around your own mind and start getting words on paper.
Because that's what matters most; getting words on paper, even if they don't seem to make sense, even if you're sure they're terrible. It's kind of like golfing your way out of a sandtrap--that first swing probably isn't going to be pretty, but it's necessary if you want to get back on track.
At some point, no matter what, we all are going to get stuck. For whatever reason, you have no idea what to write next, and nothing is coming.
I have a whole page devoted to this subject at http://users.pgtc.com/~slmiller/write... I can't copy it all into this email for length reasons, but I hope it will be helpful.
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