That's not your writer's block; that's Hennessey having an identity crisis. Remind him that at the time Laura Ingalls met him, Alonzo Wilder's carriage and sleigh horses were a team of Morgans, then tell him to get his shoulders up under the damned collar and set to pulling. *g*
Seriously, I totally get this. Assure your inner editor that, for the time being, you know everything in the whole wide world. Inner editor can come back later, look shit up, and say, "Nyah nyah, see, no you don't," and fix it. But for now? EVERYTHING. In the WHOLE WIDE WORLD. Bug out and get a sandwich, inner editor.
Sometimes the way to get the suckvoice to shut up and let you work is to promise it your complete attention later, and keep that promise. You'll listen respectfully...but not until the first draft is done.
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Seriously, I totally get this. Assure your inner editor that, for the time being, you know everything in the whole wide world. Inner editor can come back later, look shit up, and say, "Nyah nyah, see, no you don't," and fix it. But for now? EVERYTHING. In the WHOLE WIDE WORLD. Bug out and get a sandwich, inner editor.
Sometimes the way to get the suckvoice to shut up and let you work is to promise it your complete attention later, and keep that promise. You'll listen respectfully...but not until the first draft is done.