Writing
What science tells us about writer’s block—and how to move beyond it:
> In 2019, researchers from the University of North Florida set out to crack the code on writer’s block. Sarah J. Ahmed and C. Dominik Güss recruited 146 fiction and non-fiction writers from various professions and various levels of expertise. They... See more
Jillian Hesssubstack.comKing talks about finishing a manuscript and then putting it away for a few weeks, letting it mellow a bit, in order to return to it with fresh eyes.
On Achieving Writing Distance
Between drafts: "How long you let your book rest— sort of like bread dough between kneadings— is entirely up to you, but I think it should be a minimum of six weeks. During this time your manuscript will be safely shut away in a desk drawer, aging and (one hopes) mellowing."
Stephen King • On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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