First Drafts: First Drafts: The Curse of the Blinking Cursor, a.k.a. Staring at a Blank Screen, Waiting for the Book to Write Itself

January 21, 2012

Mention the term “First Draft” in my presence and I start to twitch. Once the magical honeymoon phase of pre-writing ends and it’s time to, you know, write the story, I often find myself staring at a blank screen. Several thoughts pass through my head, all variations on the following: How the hell did I manage to [...]

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