Cathy Lamb
I don't get writer's block.
What I do suffer from is, "I Would Rather Play Than Work Disease." It's a real problem. These things are distracting to me, in no particular order: My kids. Innocent Husband. (I call him that because I don't want anyone to blame poor Husband for crazy things I write or say). Girlfriends. Walking. Running. Daydreaming. Reading. Being outside. Being in our drift boat on a river fishing. Falling down a ski slope. More daydreaming.
So many fun things to do.
If I do feel stuck in a book, I journal. I work it through. I don't let myself go to bed until things are figured out. I work the problem, twist it around, think it through.
And I write. Even if I know the writing is going to be poor, I write. I can't fix a blank page but I CAN fix poor writing.
What I do suffer from is, "I Would Rather Play Than Work Disease." It's a real problem. These things are distracting to me, in no particular order: My kids. Innocent Husband. (I call him that because I don't want anyone to blame poor Husband for crazy things I write or say). Girlfriends. Walking. Running. Daydreaming. Reading. Being outside. Being in our drift boat on a river fishing. Falling down a ski slope. More daydreaming.
So many fun things to do.
If I do feel stuck in a book, I journal. I work it through. I don't let myself go to bed until things are figured out. I work the problem, twist it around, think it through.
And I write. Even if I know the writing is going to be poor, I write. I can't fix a blank page but I CAN fix poor writing.
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