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I agree with what you said--I don't believe in writer's block either. If you're stuck on something, just write, even if it's gibberish. Eventually the words will start to flow. E. L. Doctorow says he had writer's block and started describing the wall in front of his typewriter. That turned into "Ragtime." Best thing I learned in grad school: Keep a notebook and write in it every day.
Good old Doctorow. Yep: to be a writer, you have to do the writing.
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May 06, 2017 12:45PM
I agree with what you said--I don't believe in writer's block either. If you're stuck on something, just write, even if it's gibberish. Eventually the words will start to flow. E. L. Doctorow says he had writer's block and started describing the wall in front of his typewriter. That turned into "Ragtime." Best thing I learned in grad school: Keep a notebook and write in it every day.
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Good old Doctorow. Yep: to be a writer, you have to do the writing.
