In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss maintaining the passion for our projects through the long, and sometimes tedious work, that it takes to put something like a novel together.
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Do we love all of the aspects of writing? Or do we get stuck in certain processes? How can we break out of our stuck state? And how do we keep the whole project in mind when working on one piece? We talk about how to maintain your passion even in the parts that are less exciting, and how that helps you craft stories that readers will be passionate about too.
What we talked about:
Do we love some aspects of writing, while other aspects slow us down or get us stuck? (1:20)
How do you get out of a stuck state? (3:05)
Don’t chunk it out! Remember that everything in your writing speaks to everything else. (7:25)
Remember the why behind the work you are doing. (9:23)
Take breaks! Explore something in the world around you. Create your own experience. (11:30)
Don’t get lost in the weeds of the world-building. (15:10)
Change your view. (18:25)
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Want more about these topics? Check out:
SWRT 043 Balancing Character & World Building