S. Jackson Rivera
I'd have to say I don't get writer's block. When I finally get in the zone, it comes--and I'm rarely not in the zone except when real life is keeping me, kicking and screaming away from my work. It isn't until I go back--I have to wait at least a week to re-read what I've written before I can see the flaws, because when I first get it out of my head, I think it is the best darn writing ever! A week later, it's more like, "Ugh!"
So, writer's block for me is having a problem fixing what's already written. I sit down, read it, try to fix it, fix what I can, ignore what I can't, move on to another scene that isn't bothering me, get up, do some laundry, go back, read it again, change a few more words, get up, do dishes, go back ...
It once took me 3 weeks to get through one crucial conversation and that is probably not a good thing. People don't want to wait for the sequels but I have to take my time to make sure it is right.
My greatest moments of inspiration come when I'm in bed. It comes from a dream or from laying awake hours some nights but when I get it, it comes like lightening.
So, writer's block for me is having a problem fixing what's already written. I sit down, read it, try to fix it, fix what I can, ignore what I can't, move on to another scene that isn't bothering me, get up, do some laundry, go back, read it again, change a few more words, get up, do dishes, go back ...
It once took me 3 weeks to get through one crucial conversation and that is probably not a good thing. People don't want to wait for the sequels but I have to take my time to make sure it is right.
My greatest moments of inspiration come when I'm in bed. It comes from a dream or from laying awake hours some nights but when I get it, it comes like lightening.
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