C.C. Hunter
I don't really believe in writer's block.
It goes back to my childhood. Yup, I come from the age we blame everything on our parents. However, Dad won’t threaten to disinherit me for this one. You see, my dad was a plumber. He got up every day and went to work. Never, not once, do I ever recall him saying, “I can not plumb today. I have plumber’s block.”
Now, don’t get me wrong, I know there were days he plumbed better than others. Days his job was crappy. (And I don’t mean he literally dealt with crap, but hey, he unclogged toilets.) And as a writer, I have days I write better than others, and days I question my ability to write even a grocery list.
But in the mood or not, I have to produce pages. Some days those pages sing, sometimes I think they are little "crappy" but I have to write. So I put butt in chair and stare at the screen until words flow.
It goes back to my childhood. Yup, I come from the age we blame everything on our parents. However, Dad won’t threaten to disinherit me for this one. You see, my dad was a plumber. He got up every day and went to work. Never, not once, do I ever recall him saying, “I can not plumb today. I have plumber’s block.”
Now, don’t get me wrong, I know there were days he plumbed better than others. Days his job was crappy. (And I don’t mean he literally dealt with crap, but hey, he unclogged toilets.) And as a writer, I have days I write better than others, and days I question my ability to write even a grocery list.
But in the mood or not, I have to produce pages. Some days those pages sing, sometimes I think they are little "crappy" but I have to write. So I put butt in chair and stare at the screen until words flow.
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Lana Lumpkin
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C.C. Hunter:
I don't expect you to remember me, but you had done a book signing in Houston in a book store called, "Murder by the Book," in November of 2017. You mentioned something about one of your books only being available as an e-book, but I was wondering if that was still the case for any of your books. Like, are they all available in physical copies or are some still only in e-book formatting?
Cintia
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C.C. Hunter:
I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?
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Jun 23, 2017 07:11PM · flag