The More Complex And Overwhelming The Threat

I Would Also Argue That There Is A Good Chance That An Outline Will Help You Stave Off Any Onslaught Of Writer's Block. Let Me Advise You Right Up Front That I Am Not A Big Believer In Writer's Block. I Think Writer's Block Is God's Way Of Telling You One Of Two Things - That You Failed To Think Your Material Through Sufficiently Before You Started Writing, Or That You Need A Day Or Two Off With Your Family And Friends.

The More Complex And Overwhelming The Threat To A Protagonist, The Better The Opportunity For The Author To Create A Compelling Conflict And A Dramatic Resolution.

Fantasy Is The Only Canvas Large Enough For Me To Paint On.

Writing Fantasy Lets Me Imagine A Great Deal More Than, Say, Writing About Alligators, And Lets Me Write About Places More Distant Than Florida, But I Can Tell You Things About Florida And Alligators, Let You Make The Connection All On Your Own.

Fiction Writing Is A Twenty-four-hou R-a-day Occupation. You Never Leave Your Work Behind. It Is Always With You, And To Some Extent, You Are Always Thinking About It. You Don't Take Your Work Home; Your Work Never Leaves Home. It Lives Inside You. It Resides And Grows And Comes Alive In Your Mind.