Writer’s Block: Why There’s No Such Thing and How to Get Around it Anyway
With
Mel Anastasiou
The latest word on writer’s block seems to be that it doesn’t exist. Which is an entirely unhelpful point of view if you’ve ever been stuck staring at a blank page. In this workshop we’ll look at tricks our brain plays on us to stop the flow of words, and techniques we can use to turn the creative tap back on. Write a new scene and brainstorm the end of your WIP in this interactive workshop. The target audience? Writers wanting to summon their muse and get the engine running.
Mel Anastasiou is a Canadian mystery writer who divides her time between London, UK and Bowen Island BC. Among other projects, she blogs on time management for writers, writes the Stella Ryman and The Fairmount Manor Mysteries series, the first of which was longlisted for the Leacock Medal for Humour, the Seven Swans series, and the Monument Studios Mysteries. A founding editor of Pulp Literature Press, she works in acquisitions and story editing, and is the in-house illustrator.
Mel is facilitating the workshop, Writer’s Block: Why There’s No Such Thing and How to Get Around it Anyway, along with Jen Landels, on Saturday, September 14, at 2 pm.