Struggling to read, or write? How to be creative in lockdown

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Are you finding it hard to concentrate, or don’t know where to start? Michael Frayn, Marian Keyes, Richard Osman and more share their tips

Richard Osman: ‘Give yourself two hours today to sit and write’ So you’ve had the idea for a couple of years. Perhaps it is about the sexual awakening of a young farm boy during the endless Dordogne summer of 1936? Or perhaps it is about lawyers in space, and all the judges fire laser beams out of their eyes? But work has got in the way, or kids have got in the way, or, more likely, the doubting voice in the back of your head has told you not to bother.

 

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Maybe creatively spend your time writing thank you letters to the millions working in supermarkets, care homes, hospitals etc?

Found this a really good explanation of my short attention span:

I'm actually finding it really easy. Something about the whole world slowing down has given me some peace of mind, and removed the guilt and pressure of being at home dicking around with my art.

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Been my most creative over the past 6 weeks!

Thought this was gonna be about illiteracy at first. 😂

Bloody hell, how can I be creative in this shit?

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