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Anonymous writes...

Hey Greg,
I have question to ask you that's more personal than those I've asked
in the past. As you may but probably don't remember, I mentioned that I
dabble in fanfiction. Lately, though, I've sort of lost the urge to write.
I've been puttering around on my current piece for more than half a year, and I
just can't seem to find my inspiration. My question is: does this ever
happen to you? And if so, how do you combat it?

Greg responds...

I've never lost the urge to write. At least not so far,
thankfully. But I've never been any good at accomplishing anything
without a real deadline. (Setting an imaginary one for myself has never
worked.) When I have an assignment, I do periodically get stuck. I
pace a lot. But I eventually work my way through it. Fanfiction isn't
something I've tried. And I'm only disciplined when I have an external
deadline. Otherwise I'm lazy as hell. I don't know if that helps, but
one thing you might try is to take a class in creative writing. Let the
instructor impose a deadline and see if that helps you.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998