Theodora Goss
This is one of Goodreads' standard questions, but I feel as though I should answer it because it's something people often want to know. The answer is that I don't really get writer's block, because if one thing isn't working, I move on to something else. If a novel is stalled, I write a story. If a story's not working, I write a poem. That always seems to help. The other thing is, I'm so busy that I can't afford to waste time not writing. Having to do something, thinking of writing as a job you really have to do, also helps. I'm lucky that I haven't had a problem with it, but I think it's switching things up and also just not having time to not write . . .
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Melissa
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Theodora Goss:
Thank you for answering!! I had another thought after writing this question as I continued reading - after reading a description of Mary in book two, I felt compelled to ask if she might be named Mary after the Mary Debenham of Murder on the Orient Express? Your description of her mind reminded me very much of Poirot's description of that famous character. Her own trip aboard the Orient Express made me suspect a link?
Susanj
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Theodora Goss:
Loved The Strange Case of The Alchemist's Daughter! Now, into the sequel. Any thoughts of turning it into a screenplay/adapting it to the screen? LOVE, that it was female centered. I am currently working on a female centered novel about family and friends and their trials and tribulations in an idyllic Midwestern town. Another must read-> Who Cooked The Last Supper? by Rosalind Miles
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