HINT OF THE MONTH - AUGUST

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If you are stuck when writing, skip ahead to a scene you really WANT to write. No one is going to tell you off for not writing in chronological order - well, except for your inner critic, but we all have to work on silencing that voice when we're writing.



Writing a scene you're excited about usually helps resolve writer's block. The important thing is to keep writing!


Sarah Darer Littman

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