writer's block
November 2, 2009
- If you would like to read part one of this blog, please visit: http://redroom.com/blog/lslbradford/being-homolateral-the-hippo-on-your-head-part-oneI believe, mind you this is just a theory, that writer's block is lodged firmly in the homolateral state. From this 'stuck' place, we are either far too consumed with the details and end up suffering analysis paralysis, or we are living in the ...
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September 27, 2009
- You’ve seen it in the movies. I saw it when the avalanche came down Mt. Timpanogos at Sundance and wiped out cabins. Police tape. “CAUTION” printed in black repeats itself across a bright yellow background warning everyone to stay out. When they roped it across the road at Sundance after the avalanche, my neighbors (Dan, Jeannie, Mary, ...
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September 16, 2009
- Rose asks: "I was wondering if you could give a budding author some advice. Since the age of five, I've been writing stories. However, I haven't been able to finish any; writer's block gets me every time. Any advice on how to over come writer's block?"First of all, a question for you. Do you plot out your stories and have an ending in mind before you ...
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September 15, 2009
- Lately I’ve found myself with some serious writing burnout. I think it’s partly that our gorgeous, summery Seattle weather has not been conducive to writing. But it’s also that I’ve been cranking away at the keyboard on the same project for quite some time. And while this is a great way to get a draft down, it’s not always the most inspiring way to work – for me, anyway.So I decided a ...
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September 2, 2009
- Now the big question is: "What to write about?"I have always been somewhat of an "automatic writer" whether it was with poetry or a short story or scattered nuggets of memoir. I am not necessarily proud of this though it comes naturally and it is nice to have something I love that is sort of effortless. That being said - it wasn't until I was in a Short Story writing class a ...
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August 31, 2009
- Today is another one of those "first day(s) of the rest of my life" where I am hands down swearing to start writing and keep writing and see if maybe - just maybe - I've still got something. If not talent, then at least a little left over shiny bit of dream to one day BE a writer. Ugh. Soft heart. Tired mind. Having gone from delirious crush to Stepford Wife to ...
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July 31, 2009
- As a writer, one of the biggest challenges I have faced has been writer’s block. Trauma can do that to a writer—the voice can just be lost. When I looked at the page and found I could no longer write I decided I would help other writers. That is why I decided to do what I do today. I’m an editor because I can’t find my own voice…I still can’t find it…so I help others bring ...
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June 12, 2009
- (NOTE: Most human interaction is not a lot of fun. There are few people you can impress while wearing tattered jeans and a tee shirt, but their numbers increase thanks to social networking. Appearances need no longer be a worry thanks to the new killer apps. Hooray! Go wild and slip into the slinky, daring, and revealing before you approach the keyboard. No one will ever know, especially after ...
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June 9, 2009
- Last week I was enduring a kind of low period, my writing (I felt) in something of a rut...and, in one of those fortuitous accidents (synchronicity, anyone?), happened to pick up a copy of the surrealist classic The Automatic Message (Atlas Press), which I had ordered from the U.K. some time ago. For those of you unaware of this book, it is a collection of surreal writings from luminaries like ...
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June 8, 2009
- This Lightning-blasted Tree Reminds Me of God's Power. “In God we trust” appears on our currency. These words are controversial. They prompt some people to fight for their removal, while others insist that they belong on our money and everywhere else. I ask: Do we trust God? If so, which one? I’ll explain. I recently had a flamboyant lesson in paying attention. Paying attention ...
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