It happens to all of us. You have a great idea for a story. You sharpen pencils. You plot. You get excited. And then…
FIZZZZzzzzzzzz.
Writer’s block.
I think in my case it’s a trifecta of summer, life changes, and I just don’t wanna.
But I gotta.
So for all of us in the same boat who really need to paddle, but would just rather drift, here’s a clip from the musical Starkid Firebringer. Sing it, sister.
And now back to the grind.
I got a deadline and this story won’t write itself.
Sigh.
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