Marilyn Reynolds
Read, read, read. Write daily. Find a writing group that stirs your creative juices. If you feel less like writing when you leave the group than you did when you got there, find a different group. I recommend "Bird By Bird" by Anne Lamott, and "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Jack Smith, a columnist for the "L. A. Times" from the 60s until his death in 1996, said something to the effect that there is no such thing as writer's block. If you're a writer, you write. If your toilet's stopped up and you call the plumber, he/she won't tell you, "so sorry I can't help you. I have plumber's block."
I love the creative side of writing, but if I didn't treat it as a job, my 13 books would still be living just in my head. I guess the short version of my advice is just to keep at it.
Jack Smith, a columnist for the "L. A. Times" from the 60s until his death in 1996, said something to the effect that there is no such thing as writer's block. If you're a writer, you write. If your toilet's stopped up and you call the plumber, he/she won't tell you, "so sorry I can't help you. I have plumber's block."
I love the creative side of writing, but if I didn't treat it as a job, my 13 books would still be living just in my head. I guess the short version of my advice is just to keep at it.
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