Remember to keep reading to the end for your free short story WRITER'S BLOCK Recently a self-confessed armchair psychiatrist commented on how no one seemed to like his answer to the question, how do I get past my writer’s block? Writing a book is hard work, and he claimed that, if we know something will be difficult and demand personal sacrifices, we develop excuses to avoid doing it. Suddenly, we’re not sure about our story idea or our abilities, and we start to think about all the projects around the house that are being neglected. And voila: writer’s block has set in. There are those who don’t believe writer’s block actually exists. If you sit in front of a computer and nothing happens, it’s more likely due to a lack of an idea for a story and/or a lack of preparation to know how to begin. However, there is a reverse side to this story. Those long-neglected domestic chores can also come to the fore for those of us who are in the ‘zone’ and filling page after page with words. They come not as a convenient excuse to stop writing, but as a consequence of that powerful intruder : guilty conscience. To further quote that self-proclaimed armchair psychologist : The only real way to overcome writer’s block is to write. Sit at the computer and type ‘Chapter’ and then keep going. It probably will work. WHAT’S NEW? Neive Denis now has released her latest novel Layers of Deception, Book 11 of her Private Investigator series, available in both eBook and paperback formats (see more details below). She is continuing to work on Book 3 of her Merivale Retirement Village series. Kayla Danoli is still busy with research for her next story’s development but has nothing new to report at this time. Private Investigator, Sonoma (Sonny) Whittington, peels back the layers of an intricate tapestry of suspense, danger and intrigue as she fights to uncover the truth and save her client, enigmatic businesswoman, Janine Thomlinson.
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