
Abdulrazak Gurnah, author of 'Afterlives' - 2021 Nobel Prize winner discusses distractions, why reading is as important as writing, and needing blank walls
Writer's Routine
How to Switch Off From Your Novel
When you're writing a novel, it's hard to concentrate on other things because your characters keep coming back. How do you unclog the block? Some authors listen to music or have coffee while they write. Is there anything that you do? I just sort of fiddling till it works out. Write quite slowly. And if something's not coming, I justsort of fiddle till it worksout. Usually I can just stick it out until I get it right.
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