Treating Writer’s Block
“A writer’s job is isolating by its
nature, and breaking up my day helps to stave off stir craziness. I can visit
strange places on impulse, and try new things — falconry, axe-throwing,
canoeing, etc. Any of this might turn out to be research.”
—Frances Hardinge, British author, on
her writing regimen, “I can try axe-throwing or canoeing and it could be research,” The Guardian, Oct. 14, 2017.
• Editorial Comment: Then there’s slack-lining. And macrame.
PeezPix by Ted Pease
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“I
don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If
you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a
little.” —Tom Stoppard
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