“My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Idea Fairy. In the morning, the milk is gone and there's a brand-new shiny idea by the bowl.” IdeasNightAnswersMorningGoneBrandsFairyMilkEvery NightBowlsBrand NewPorchSour Milk Author:Sarah Zettel
“If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally more research, or making more background notes, so the place and person can be more fully realized inside my own mind.” IfsKnowsMindPersonsEnoughCharacterStoriesMy OwnAnswersResearchAspectNotesBackgroundsBlocked Author:Sarah Zettel