Illustration by Astound US Inc. illustrator Bao Luu
Fixing the Blockage: Tackling Writers Block
Teacher: Lil Chase, Caroline Wakeman Literary Agency Senior Editor
There are two types of writer’s block: there’s the type where you need inspiration for something new. (We’ll deal with ‘finding inspiration’ in another post.)
Then there’s the type where you’re working on a story and you run out of steam mid-flow. That’s a tricky one to handle, and that’s what we’re going to look at now. Try these tips next time you hit writer’s block in the middle of a project.
Try these tips the next time you get stuck with writer’s block in the middle of a project!
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Carolina was born in Belém, north of Brazil, a city well-known for its exuberating nature and strong native culture. She graduated two times, in Communication and in Fashion. After finishing her master at Istituto Europeo di Design in São Paulo, she worked for 6 years creating prints and patterns for fashion companies, running her own design studio and studying...
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I was born in South Carolina in 1992 but now I’m currently living in the Bay Area. I moved to California to attend the Academy of Art University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in illustration in 2016. I started drawing from a very young age and was too stubborn to stop. I get inspired...
I am a 27 yo self taught artist from Indonesia. Since my early childhood I have always had pen and papers with me, I would observe and draw. Drawing has become a medium that speaks to my heart. I grew up with lots of children’s books and fairy tales, I was captivated by their worlds...
Daniela Tordi is born in Orvieto, a medioeval town in central Italy. Her childhood memories deal with the frescos of a giant cathedral, real tales from the past. She started illustrating as a self-taught in her thirties, asking to writers for adults to write a children’s story as a special gift. This collaboration, among other...