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Novelsmithing – The Structural Foundation of Plot, Character, and Narration
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The Psychology of Creativity – Part VI: Curing Writer's Block
(The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) WRITER’S BLOCK Now that we understand something about the creative state, we are also in a position to understand what goes wrong with it. Writer’s block comes from losing contact with the … Continue reading
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The Psychology of Creativity – Part V: Application and a Personal Experience
(The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) APPLICATION: How do I apply this to novelsmithing? Okay then. This state of liminality is beginning to sound like the answer to the writer’s dream of not only understanding the creative process … Continue reading
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