If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always had.

Monday, November 05, 2007

Holy canoli!

The cold front finally rolled through, the planets are in alignment, and I got the latest offering from Holly Lisle today. Seriously, if you write and haven't been to the Holly Shop lately, do yourself a favor and click the link immediately to the right of this post. It's right there, just above the cat. I got the beta version of "Beat Your Writers Block". It's a combination of a small workbook and a series of podcasts. I went through the whole thing in less than an hour, and Walter is speaking to me again. I didn't do work on the book today, but I will tomorrow. In fact, I'm looking forward to it for the first time in I don't even know how long.

There wasn't really one thing that clicked for me. The main thing was when I asked myself when I got blocked, and when the last time was that I had fun with my writing. NaNo two years ago was fun, but I don't remember getting much of a rush since Rogue Pawn. That was, like, four years ago. I also realized that working with Walter is hard enough. Working with Walter and another person and their muse is something I don't want to try again for a very long time. If ever. It's either going to have to be a well organized labor of love with strict conditions, or a very lucrative deal (buy-a-castle-in-Scotland lucrative) for me to consider it again.

More results to come soon. In the meantime, hit the Holly Shop. I don't see "Beat Your Writers Block" in there yet, but it's coming soon.

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