7 Tips for getting out of a block

August 17, 2009

Tags: writing, character, story, editing, friend

1. Do more research
2. Get out your special pen and paper
3. Free writing for 5 minutes, no stopping or editing
4. Write as if a letter to a friend.
5. Make yourself do it.
6. Understand your structure.
7. Make a list of characters and situations, cut into strips of paper and put in separate bags; pull out 2 characters and situation and construct a story. (Play.)
Listen to the Dr. Pat Show


My kitty, Sugah

Scene in Yellowstone Park near where I currently live.

Selected Works

nonfiction
Dreaming of Animals
"Animals show us in dreams what we need to do to heal ourselves and the Earth" - James Hillman
The Inner Lover
Using passion as a way to self-empowerment
National Audubon Society Almanac of the Environment/ The Ecology of Everyday Life
A compendium of articles, quotes, puzzles that show how our daily activities affect ecosystems. Published by Grosset/Putnam.
Tryin' To Get to You, The Story of Elvis Presley
That's me at age 15 - to Elvis' right
Frolic's Dance
The story of a snowshoe hare surviving in its community in Glacier Bay, Alaska. A Smithsonian Heritage Book.