Question: My biggest problem is that I question and criticize every sentence I write, sometimes before I write it! And therefore have a hard time just getting the first draft …
Prescriptions: Breaking through writer’s block week 2
Last week I talked how to blitz your way out of writer’s block. Most writer’s blocks, and problems with story have to do with motivation, lack of greatest fears and …
Self-Therapy: Being a storyteller
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about being a storyteller. Think of the books you’ve loved over the years. It’s because you were gripped by the story. Readers forgive and …
Doctor’s Notes: Breaking Free of the Thought Blanket
Mom? Mom! MOM, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Sadly, I’m not standing across the room. I’m sitting at the dinner table, supposedly in conversation with my family. But they’ve said something, …
Ask the Doc: Contest!
“Ask the Doc!” We at Book Therapy care about your WIP, and its problems… We know that getting along with your characters can be a challenge. They’re moody, or introverted, …