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Date Posted: 01:18:22 01/22/03 Wed
Author: The Writer
Author Host/IP: dialup-67.30.248.178.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net / 67.30.248.178
Subject: Re: Hang in there!
In reply to: MaAS 's message, "Re: Hang in there!" on 17:17:18 01/21/03 Tue

Hey there --
>Yeah, I second the hang in there. Wish I had some kind
>of writer's block advice, but you've been doing this
>longer than I have, so....

It's like I said, just a matter of relaxing, letting go. The who trick lies in finding what can do that for you -- sometimes all you have to do is go outside the usual to find new ideas (polka!) or go to something familiar to rediscover why you liked it, and want to emulate it (anime).
Sometimes you have to get completely distracted by family medical problems, but I don't recommend that one for the elimination of writer's block if you can avoid it.

> If it means anything, I really liked the changes to
>Folio 5 and 6, and really want to read Folio 7. Was
>the part where Soshi actually approaches the guy about
>the folder in an old, removed Folio 7 or the removed
>Folio 6. Because with all the details you added in the
>rewrites, I was hoping you'd give us some more hints
>about why Soshi is there and how it happened...

Thank you. Writer's block isn't just about not being able to write; it's about misrepresenting your own work.
Soshi talks to Jeff about the folder he left her in the second half of Folio 6. Now ... when you say "why Soshi is there," what exactly do you mean by "there?" Do you mean the dream, or do you mean the folder? For the stuff in the dream, I'm pulling as much of that from actual historical account. Difficult, but rewarding. As for the stuff in the folder -- it's a ... formative event of her early years, let's say ....

Me with no tagline (muy tired)

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