tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438327530866749946.post3849730442934778699..comments2010-04-19T18:41:43.989-07:00Comments on Mary W. Walters: Fiction Tips: Getting startedMary W. Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538410685792250492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438327530866749946.post-73077267933704828282009-02-15T17:29:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:29:00.000-08:00This is indeed the hardest part as far as I'm conc...This is indeed the hardest part as far as I'm concerned. It's that old attraction/repulsion thing. I like that tip about the public place--that's a good one though I get distracted by pastry. For the thing I'm writing now--a long and complicated family saga--I have a bulletin board with an index card for each chapter and with pictures: everything from a picture of Roosevelt to a photo of Amy Winehouse to a picture of a 1954 Hudson. And I put in right smack in the middle of my living room where I see it every day. So it's always present in my mind. Somehow the pictures act as sirens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438327530866749946.post-9143934833708076442009-02-14T23:36:00.000-08:002009-02-14T23:36:00.000-08:00Mary:I've found if I just start writing about anyt...Mary:<BR/><BR/>I've found if I just start writing about anything at all -- preferably my own critique of the last few pages -- it gets the juices flowing a bit. <BR/><BR/>I know for some people, overcoming the internal critic is tough. I just write any old way and figure I can go back and fix it later!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461760374759809269noreply@blogger.com