Episode 2 - Is Writer's Block Fact or Fiction?
Episode 2 - Is Writer’s Block Fact or Fiction?
THE WRITERS’ ROOM - What’s the biggest problem you are experiencing with writing this week?
In the Writers’ Room this week, Pete and Laura chat about this killer question:
Is writer’s block fact or fiction? Does it really exist or is it just an excuse I make when I can’t write?
Pete talks about the Steven Pressfield article link. First Drafts are Killers - Laura talks about the different forms of writer’s block she has experienced. Laura tells of how Elizabeth Gilbert says ideas are ours for taking. And, if we don’t, they get given to someone else. You can read more about this in the book Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert.
“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”
OUR CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES - What writing projects are we working & what’s happened this week?
Laura is editing a book on DIY wedding planning and tells how it came to be written, what the format is, and the hopes she has for the book.
Pete talks about the feedback he received from editor Alex Davis on ‘The Sundial Series.’
BOOKS WE ARE READING AND RECOMMEND - What books are we reading this week?
SPOILER ALERT! - Pete talks about finishing the epic that is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. And he’s not happy with the ending.
Recommended Product of the Week - Vellum
To format her book - Everyday Storytellers: A step by step guide to writing about your travels, adventures & life - Laura used Vellum. This is a software program that creates beautiful books from your manuscript. It then allows you to upload them ready for sale. Once you have created your ebook in Vellum- it’s ready for print. Page numbers. Margins. Headers. Font. Line spacing. All of the setup that can take hours elsewhere happens automatically with every book you create. By using this link you can buy a tool to publish your books, but it helps support the work of Derbyshire Writing School. Thanks!
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? How are we building the business this week?
Laura is excited to find that at the Developing A Writing Habit Workshop she had people attending from Mumbai, India.
PERSONAL UPDATES - What’s going on in our lives?
Peter and Laura are celebrating the 90th Birthday of his mom, Laura’s Grandma. Interesting is to learn how writing has been in the family for three generations now.
