AS I PREPARE FOR my book's publication, I've been working on some of the publicity details. The premise is that with literally millions of books on the market, no one will know about my book unless I do everything I can to promote it. Heaven forbid that it be sequestered on some high, dust-collecting virtual or the brick-and-mortar shelf. I must shout its existence from the rooftops! (Oh the drama of it!)
I'll be partnering with my publisher to get the buzz going and trust me, this goes totally against my introverted, work-in-the-garden-or-read-a-book-or-watch-TV-or-write-something-nature. I'm seriously not very comfortable with tooting my own horn so right now I'm vowing to--as much as is humanly possible--keep from becoming an obnoxious twit.
One of my publicity goals is to have answers at the ready for the author questions that inevitably arise when readers want a bit of behind-the-scenes information. I thought I'd post one of the questions and its answer from my lengthy (still in process) list.
Do you ever get writer's block and what do you do about it? Yes. I do get writer's block. Usually it's when I'm laboring over a post for this blog. And it's not exactly writer's block but more like writer's distraction because the TV is blaring SNL's Christmas.
Seriously, my most productive time to write is in the morning when I'm fresh and coffeed up. Usually I've already devoted quite a bit of mental energy into what I'm going to write so it's not too difficult as long as I just do it. It's when I over-think that I get into trouble. Or when I have the TV on.
How 'bout you? Writer's block? How do you handle it?
Seriously, my most productive time to write is in the morning when I'm fresh and coffeed up. Usually I've already devoted quite a bit of mental energy into what I'm going to write so it's not too difficult as long as I just do it. It's when I over-think that I get into trouble. Or when I have the TV on.
How 'bout you? Writer's block? How do you handle it?
