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Want to defeat writer’s block? You can. Over the past month, our writers’ group has been working with a therapist and a group of experienced authors who suffered from severe blocks — they couldn’t write fiction at all. These simple methods helped. Writer’s block: why are you blocked? If you’re new to writing fiction, your … Read more
Our writers’ group has four longterm members; others come and go. A few weeks ago, a member left. He’d given up on his novel. He’d lost confidence. That happens often. Novelists give up. So in the following meeting, we talked about what makes a confident novelist, because confidence is vital for novelists. What makes a … Read more
Got writer’s block? There are few things worse than writing your novel happily, when suddenly, from one day to the next, it all turns to garbage. At the back of your mind, you know that you’re your own worst enemy — you need to keep writing. Sadly, you can’t, and your novel dies. Let’s look … Read more
You want to write a novel. If you’re lucky, you already have an idea or three — or even a dozen. But which idea will you choose? On the other hand, perhaps you’ve always wanted to publish a novel, but don’t have any ideas at all. Let’s look at ways to get started writing, … Read more