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Judith Rook

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Judith Rook was born and raised in rural Yorkshire in the UK. The nearest city was Bradford, the great centre for wool processing, but she remembers fields running up to moorland much more clearly than mill chimneys.
Judith's early writing was done in old accountants’ ledgers which had blank sheets interleaved with the ruled pages. She wrote on the ruled pages as well. Not thinking of becoming a writer, Judith wrote whatever she felt like writing: stories, poems, reflections. Then life intervened and her imagination went underground. For some time, she worked in education and wrote articles and reviews about music.
After a few years, Judith began to write fiction. Recording ideas that had been bottled up for a long time, she thought that she ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Judith Rook If by 'writer's block' we are talking about those times when the mind cannot engage in a work in progress, when the ideas are not there, or when they …moreIf by 'writer's block' we are talking about those times when the mind cannot engage in a work in progress, when the ideas are not there, or when they move in a circular manner, I generally deal with that by doing a bit of editing. Editing turns my attention to technique and angles it away from direct creativity. After an hour or so of editing the creative energy usually returns.

If we are talking about those times when it seems absolutely impossible to get down to writing, when the mind reacts against the very thought of writing, then I think I would handle that by reading. Not something new but something that refreshes me, like "The Wind in the Willows". The second type of writer's block hasn't happened to me, thank goodness, and I hope it never does.

I attend a weekly writers' group and I've heard that if you're forced away from writing, through a stay in hospital, for example, or a family crisis, it is very hard to get back to the writing routine. I can't imagine a day when I don't write anything. The very thought makes me shiver.(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Judith Rook I understand "aspiring writers" to mean people who want to connect seriously with an audience and feel driven to spend quite a lot of time writing.
If…moreI understand "aspiring writers" to mean people who want to connect seriously with an audience and feel driven to spend quite a lot of time writing.
If you have become that sort of person then my first advice is: don't think that the second or third draft is the final one. Even if you've come to the end of what you are convinced is the completed short story or novel, put it on one side for two weeks while you do something else then come back to it. You will be surprised.
Be in contact with other writers whenever you have the opportunity. If you join a writer's group (I am a member of two) you may find that it is little more than a pleasant social get-together. If that is the case, don't waste your time. Leave. A writer needs to be in touch with people who are writing seriously, no matter what the level of technical skill may be.(less)

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	Planet Woman 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SciFan Magazine March 2017 by R.M. Mulder (Goodreads Author), Dayne Edmonson, Dawn Chapman (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Steps for a Hero 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell's Grannies: Kickass Tales of the Crone by April Grey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonanthan Broughton, Judith Rook (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Ways of Desire by Judith Rook (Goodreads Author), Alison Dere (Writing as) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man Of Two Planets 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hero & Heroine 3 (Anthology of Short Reads): Paranormal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine (Hero and Heroine Paranormal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine) by Judith Rook (Goodreads Author), Tracy Falbe (Goodreads Author), Douglas Kolacki (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man of Two Planets (The "Circe" Series) (Volume 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars