"I never start a damn thing without knowing 200 times I can’t write—never will be able to write a line—can’t go on—can’t get started—stuff is rotten—can’t say what I mean—know there is a whole fine complete thing and all I get of it is the bacon rinds."
-Ernest Hemingway
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Energy: It sounds simple, but going for a walk can really get the juices going again. Engage with nature and appreciate the present moment. It sounds trivial, but some things sound so trivial that people forget to do them, they are powerful!
"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
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Number 1) don’t write without a specific voice in mind for every character. I’ll use a friend or even actor or combination to get a clear voice in my head. Don’t write generic characters make them specific.
Sometimes I hear people say “I’m not very good at writing” but they don’t realize it’s a practiced skill just like drawing. You have to run through a ton of badly written scenes/ scripts to learn how to write. Here’s some tips I’ve learned over the years.