Saiswaroopa Iyer
In the five years that went into writing Abhaya, I can say that around three years accounted for writers block. My writers block followed after discarding a draft and at times it used to be a shattering experience. In the last and final phases, it was sheer inspiration and discipline that drove me. I set a target of 2000 words a day in the last two months of writing and it worked. Following my husband's idea, I started going out to places where I dont find many distractions like some stand along cafes, parks etc where I could focus on writing. Associating with encouraging beta readers was another important factor that helped me fight writer's block.
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Sindhuja R
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Some good thoughts there on independent female characters in an answer to another question. I have a similar question - are your female protagonists influenced by your own views and experiences ? And are your male characters (the good ones ) influenced by your views of how an ideal male should be ?
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