Wednesday Q & J: June 21, 2023

Q: What is your advice on writer’s block?

 

J: Sit down at the typewriter or computer or with a blank piece of paper.

Think of a word or a sentence.

Use it as a starting place.

Or an old story or book you love.

Play around with it.

I just wrote a Jewish version of Alice falling down the rabbit hole.

I often use lines from Emily Dickinson or other poets to get me started.

Or take headlines from your favorite newspaper.

Or go for a walk around the block.

All those things work for me.