Many writers—newbies, early wannabees, flash-ins before they flash out—many of these writers never reach the mature writer’s self-analysis stage.
- These writers don’t learn to seek new methods when the story won’t flow.
- They don’t seek solutions to plot conundrums and character rebellions.
- They don’t analyze their writing blocks and seek ways around or over or under or through that writer’s block.
Some mature writers don’t do
this, either. They stop and wait. For what? Inspiration? The spark of the start
of the way out? They should be scaling the problem or dodging it with another
project or tunneling to discover a deeper issue with the story or blasting
through the Block with fire and passion for writing.
We don’t want to confront
Writer’s Block. We shrink away, frightened by its lingering. The great
unmentioned unmentionable seeks to rule us—will we let it?
Not if we have sense. Not if
we have a juggernaut of ideas barreling into us, desperate to be released into
stories.
Newbie or Mature writer, we
do stumble into problems. And then we seek advice from other storytellers.
Let’s look at advice from
another Storyteller who is also a Story Teacher.
TIMINGS
- 00:00 Welcome
- 00:40 Introduction
- 02:10 Wilhelm’s Background
- 03:04 Disruptions
- 08:00 Imposter Syndrome
- 14:22 Slump vs. Block
- 18:20 Silent Partner
- 23:03 Last Words / Closing
Total Run Time :: 25:09
Wilhelm, Kate. Storyteller.
Northampton, MA: Small Beer Press, 2005. info@smallbeerpress.com
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