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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Christopher Moore I just keep going back to the page, from every angle, until I come out the other side. As a pro, you really can't give writer's block the credibility of having a name. I call it "being stuck," because it's my job, and it has to be a temporary condition if I'm going to do my job. Garrison Keillor says that writer's block comes from expecting yourself to be too good, and I think that sounds spot on. If you allow that what you're going to write is crap, you may be able to drive yourself out of a ditch. If you want to sail off on a carpet of spun gold, you're going to be in the ditch for a while.

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Laura Schultz

Laura Schultz asked Christopher Moore:

Would you write any more books similar to Fool - a story told from the perspective of a minor character, from Shakespeare or otherwise?

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Gavin Doyle asked Christopher Moore:

What inspired Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet? have you had any of the same inspirations?

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Robert z asked Christopher Moore:

A friend handed me your book, "Fluke" (I have this problem where I read any book someone gives me). Reading your book is what finally motivated me to write my first one. So congratulations, or, it's all your fault?

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