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Stephen Morrill

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I was born into the Army, served there myself, and wandered the world for thirty years, living in twenty-one cities in six countries. I attended various universities for seven years without ever amassing enough credits in any one subject to get a degree. Finally I settled, like a barnacle holding fast to a piling, in Florida.

When it came time for me to pick a place to settle down I wanted water activities and
beaches. I also decided to live and work in a place everyone else dreams of
retiring to. It’s a decision I’ve never regretted.

Since then I have canoed and sailed almost every Florida waterway and SCUBA dived on
almost every reef and wreck. I've been a reporter for a wire service, written for magazines,
edited several magazines, and written ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Stephen Morrill I don't get writer's block. This is my job. I've been a full-time writer, mostly nonfiction and only recently some fiction, since 1984. I usually have…m´Ç°ù±ðI don't get writer's block. This is my job. I've been a full-time writer, mostly nonfiction and only recently some fiction, since 1984. I usually have things stacked up awaiting my attention.

But I can say, from observing others, that I SUSPECT that writer's block stems mostly from three factors: First, the project seems so daunting. Nobody sits down and says "Today I'll write a book." But if you say "Today I'll do 1000 words" then in a couple of months you have a book.

Second is a matter of priorities. You have to PLAN to do that thousand words each day. You have to establish a routine time to do it. You have to NOT GET DISTRACTED because the dishes need washing.

And third is planning. I'm a huge believer in detailed outlines. I've heard all sorts of would-be fiction authors say, "Oh. My characters just tell me what to write." That's nonsense. Your characters will wander away and forget to phone home. My characters do what I tell them to do and when because it's all in the outline. No outline, no book. In my opinion.(less)
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Stephen Morrill hah. This subject came up just a few days ago on the message boards for the American Society of Journalists and Authors. My answer was …

"Not working …m´Ç°ù±ðhah. This subject came up just a few days ago on the message boards for the American Society of Journalists and Authors. My answer was …

"Not working for stupid people in stultifying offices doing menial, repetitive tasks comes to mind. And nobody will ever ask me to piss into a bottle."(less)
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“They taught me in the Army to make plans based upon the other guy's capabilities, and not based upon his stated intentions. And an employer is capable of firing you at any time.”
― Stephen Morrill, How to Start a Home-Based Writing Business
tags: 2004, employment, freelancing, loyalty, planning-ahead, strategy
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