If the first book was written in between taking phone calls and making copies, the second one seems to owe a debt to Spider Solitaire.
Play two hands, write a sentence. Play a couple more, write a word. Play a couple more...
You get the picture.
I didn't know you could make a career out of playing computer card games at home -- oh, wait, that's not the career I was going for.
And yet, I've managed to break through the block this week. I can't say it's going fast, but at least it's going.
Max Barry (the guy who wrote Jennifer Government) said: "Most of the time, being a writer means sitting in front of a computer and fighting the urge to play Minesweeper. It's like that for a couple of years and then you get published and everyone wants to talk to you at once."
ReplyDeleteI think sometimes it actually helps dissolve the block. It keeps you doing something, even if it's not the thing you'd envisioned...and as long as your mind keeps working, I think that's an invitation to snap back to where you want it quicker than perhaps it would have otherwise.
If not, it's a beautiful lie to tell myself -- thanks! :)
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