Great habits make great stories (I may have stolen that) There are some great books out there about habit, like for example: The Power of Habit. What resources do you recommend for new writers? That is why instead of using that term, you might try “writer’s jello” or “writer’s cloud” – something easier to break through. A “block” is a solid and impenetrable thing – when your brain hears you have that, it assumes defeat. That term is a metaphor, and metaphors can either help or hinder you. I never use the term because as I writer I have to be careful what the brain overhears. I tend to write in our weight room, which sadly has also become the litterbox room. In a room with no music and few distractions. Always, though, I feel like having a cupcake would make everything better. Making great progress, on the other hand, often releases a surge of dopamine. If I’m not making very good progress, I can feel frustrated. What kind of mood are you typically in when you write (happy, sad, etc.)? I’ve don’t often have a ton of luck trying to write at night. What time of day do you find you write best? Or you enjoy more?ĭefinitely of the morning persuasion. Otherwise, there’s a void, and that’s harder to sustain the new life of a book. Upon this structure, ideas, thoughts, scenes and characters can begin to grow. The amazing thing about an outline is that it forms a kind of web-like structure in the brain. I believe in doing an outline as fast as possible, and revising later, because the act of writing an outline can drag out indefinitely if you let it. I really believe in outlines, even though they are not fun, the same way I believe in accountants – because my accountants save me from myself. She lives near the beach in Carpinteria, California with her husband and two cats.Īre you a planner (outline, etc.) or do you “pants” it? Kathy Parks is the author of The Lifeboat Clique (Katherine Tegen Books, March 1, 2016). How I Write: Lauren Gibaldi (AUTO FOCUS).20 YA Ebooks Under $2! #YAlit #KindleDeals #FridayReads.How I Write: Carrie Firestone (The Loose Ends List).Release+Giveaway | Signs of Life by Selene Castrovilla.The Suspects of THE DARKEST LIE by Pintip Dunn | Release+Giveaway.Tour+Giveaway | Rough Romance Trilogy by Selene Castrovilla.Release+Giveaway | Chasing Impossible by Katie McGarry.Top 10 Summer Reads by Lara Avery (The Memory Book).Interview with Beth Lewis, author of THE WOLF ROAD.Interview with Mark Perini (You Before Anyone Else).Release Blitz | UNKNOWN by Wendy Higgins.Roald Dahl 100 Celebratory Blog Tour | THE MAGIC FINGER.Release+Giveaway | REMEMBER YESTERDAY by Pintip Dunn.Release+Giveaway | BLACK FLOWERS, WHITE LIES by Yvonne Ventresca.Review: THIS ADVENTURE ENDS by Emma Mills.How I Write: Abigail Johnson (IF I FIX YOU).Cover Reveal: CURSING FATE by Brenda Drake.Sale Blitz | TOUCHING FATE by Brenda Drake.Book Birthday + Giveaway | CURSING FATE by Brenda Drake.Chapter Reveal+Giveaway | LONG WAY HOME by Katie McGarry.Release+Giveaway | LONG WAY HOME by Katie McGarry.Release+Giveaway | Guardian of Secrets by Brenda Drake.Tour + Giveaway | GUARDIAN OF SECRETS by Brenda Drake.
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