Writer’s block is your friend. It’s your unconscious mind telling you that what you just wrote or are about to write is wrong—you don’t believe in it or care about it, and so you can’t stand the thought of writing it. Go back and reinvent the story, which may involve throwing out everything you’ve written up to now.
Orson Scott Card in reply to the question “You work a lot with aspiring writers in your classes and workshops. What is the most important piece of advice you have to give them?”
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