Several years ago, while writing my fourth novel, I found myself completely stuck. I sat in front of my computer and realized that I had nothing. No words, no ideas. Zilch. Nada. Nil. The problem was that my deadline was less than a week away
One successful author’s advice from our archives remains timeless.
This excerpt has been updated from a 2012 interview.
Since this original interview from a few years back, James L. Rubart has gone on to make even more of his writing dreams a reality.
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