Writer’s Block

By Alan.Spencer On May 2 2013, 9:00 am

I guess today my blog will serve as a confessional.  I always thought the term “writer’s block” was a bunch of nonsense. The kind of term people use who only talk about writing instead of actually doing it.  Every novel, short story, and idea has its growing pains, no doubt. Characters don’t always burst with personality right from the get go. Plot twists, points of logic, and that special glue that binds everything together doesn’t come off flawlessly or without a hitch.  Writing’s serious work.

So I’ve been going through a little bit of “writer’s block,” though I hate calling it that.

Maybe the whole situation is just an endurance battle. Get it down, don’t worry about it, and pick up the pieces later.  It seems like every project I do complete is always a balancing act between accepting the story won’t be completely right the first time around, being okay with fixing it later, or being worried this novel is terrible and can’t be fixed period.  Ah, the challenge of writing. Read more…

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By Alan.Spencer On Mar 7 2013, 9:00 am

My recent novel release, Psycho Therapy, involves playing a person’s memories against them in a super horrific fashion.  This project made me think about my own memories.  This specific memory I’m going to talk about isn’t necessarily scary.  Not in the traditional sense. Do you remember taking pictures for the yearbook in elementary school?  Sure [...]

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By Alan.Spencer On Jan 17 2013, 9:00 am

When I was in college, I was a sponge for writing advice.  Anybody who had a word to offer about writing and publishing, I was begging for it.   Years later, it’s funny how I now get suggestions about writing from people who know me personally.  These nice people are mostly non-writers.  They give me the [...]

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By Alan.Spencer On Dec 19 2012, 8:11 am

I had a blast trying to come up with different horror movie villains for the novels B-Movie Reels and B-Movie Attack.  I felt like this book was for the horror fans as much as it was an invitation for new people to join in on the fun. My number one goal was to make you [...]

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By Alan.Spencer On Nov 29 2012, 8:00 am

I am, and just about always was, obsessed with horror movies.  When I was a kid, the cable TV’s version of TV Guide would display the horror movies that were on for that month.  I’d circle every movie and do my best to watch it.  If it came on really late, I’d use a recordable [...]

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