Stephen Bradford Marte
Can't say this has ever been a problem. Started out working for my local newspaper when I was young. When you have a daily deadline - maybe only an hour to crank out a news story - you don't have time to sit around waiting for inspiration. You just sit down and write.
Today I work as an advertising copywriter. Though I might have 1-5 days to complete an assignment, the process that works for me is to write a rough draft immediately. Then I use every day prior to the deadline to re-write. One of my mantra's at work is: the more time you give me, you'll receive a more polished end product. Give me just a day, and you're getting a rough draft.
Writer's block has always sounded like an excuse given by writers who simply don't have the discipline to sit down and write every day. In truth, it's actually not that hard. All you have to do is dedicate the time. It's that easy.
Today I work as an advertising copywriter. Though I might have 1-5 days to complete an assignment, the process that works for me is to write a rough draft immediately. Then I use every day prior to the deadline to re-write. One of my mantra's at work is: the more time you give me, you'll receive a more polished end product. Give me just a day, and you're getting a rough draft.
Writer's block has always sounded like an excuse given by writers who simply don't have the discipline to sit down and write every day. In truth, it's actually not that hard. All you have to do is dedicate the time. It's that easy.
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Hi Stephen, When will you publish book #3 in the Wandering King series? Can't wait for the next one. BR, Noam
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