Posts Tagged ‘Writer’s Block’
On dejection and preserving the light
I’m writing to admit something. I am in the middle of a significant writing slump. Although slump probably isn’t the right word. It’s a writing brick wall–but not writer’s block persay, because I’m not writing much. You’d have to be writing to be blocked. Maybe it’s more writer’s dejection. You see, I got The Hideaway…
Read More“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor…”
I’ve just spent a whole precious hour of early morning writing time typing a few words and deleting them. Type, delete. Type, delete. Nothing is coming out the way I want it to. These days, it seems the only time I can get any clarity on what I want to write about is when I’m…
Read MoreSigned, Sealed, Delivered
My manuscript for A Soft Place to Land is on it’s way to my friend Joy in Chicago at this moment. I mailed it at the end of last week, and it should arrive tomorrow. I’m both nervous and itching with anticipation. Nervous, because she may hate it, but anticipating her reading it, marking it up,…
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