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The week’s (several weeks?) Tweets on how to bypass roadblocks and WRITE THE STORY!

Cheryl's Musings: The week’s (several weeks?) Tweets on how to bypass roadblocks and WRITE THE STORY!

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The week’s (several weeks?) Tweets on how to bypass roadblocks and WRITE THE STORY!

iStock_000009494535Large WTS=Write the Story! Why? Because it's fun--rewarding--excruciating--fulfilling--and ultimately cheaper than therapy :) Happy writing!

WTS 52: Show up at the page no matter what. Writing is like running: sometimes the hardest part is getting out the door!

When all else fails, write for love. I love my current rewriting. It's a good sign when the climax of your book makes you cry, right?

WTS 53: Disown part of yourself--lose touch with all of yourself, including creativity (from O’Doherty’s GETTING UNSTUCK ...)

Must-read interview with @thewritermama on time management for writers by @inkyelbows: http://bit.ly/8ceoG0

On the topic of time management, check out this inspiring interview with Lindsey Eland (SCONES AND SENSIBILITY): http://bit.ly/6lUTCi

WTS 54: Explore the psychology of creativity with CREATIVITY FOR LIFE by creativity coach Eric Maisel (http://bit.ly/7pWjK0)

WTS 55: Slowing down can inspire http://bit.ly/92rxaf

WTS 56: If you write YA, there's no substitute for eavesdropping with pen in hand. Or better yet, raise a teen of your own and take notes!

Today's quote from oldest son: "Division of labor. I come up with plans and you laugh at them." Ah, I'd never come up w/these lines myself!

WTS 57: Apply critique group to story premise, plot, structure, beginning, and characters.

WTS 58: Stuck on a scene? Who says you have to write them in order? Skip around for inspiration

...or check out Rosenfeld's MAKE A SCENE for info on scene functions, core elements, and types of scenes. http://bit.ly/bSfxMd *GREAT BOOK*

WTS 59: Ask: What do I care about? What am I confused about? What do I love and hate? The best fiction moves past plot to philosophy.

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