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The Drainage Ditch of Writing
David had a tough week, last week. Hugs, David. It’s been a difficult time for me too, though not as bad as David’s, and for totally different reasons. No one died, no one came through a deadly event...
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Pink Elephants, and Rivers, and Gilligan, Oh MY! (And Writing)
Last week, Christina spoke about dry spells in the area of idea creation: Some writers say that ideas are just overflowing with them. I’m not one of them. I go through serious dry spells on ideas. And...
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The Downward Side of a Huge Sigh
The last week was incredibly stressful. When school ends, the library has to be in a certain state of order. This isn’t just convincing students and teachers to return their borrowed materials, but...
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The Internal Paralyzer
As most writers do, I read quite a lot, even when I’m writing. Usually it’s the best way for me to know what’s happening in the industry: which trends are burgeoning and which are dying, who’s changing...
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My Writer’s Block Rant
(Please note that I’ll be away from my computer and won’t be able to respond to comments. I’ll trust my fellow MWers to comment on my behalf.) The other day I gave a talk at a local book fair. The talk...
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When life attacks
I had a different blog planned about finding a story idea, something I will do next time. But I had life attack and I thought it worth talking about. Life has been interfering with my writing for a...
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The Enemies of Our Progress, Part One
For the next few posts, I want to talk about a subject that’s always in my mind – the enemies of our progress. It doesn’t matter how much you love to write, or how talented you are, there are certain...
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