Writer’s Block

Over the weekend I came down with a bad case of cramps. Writer's cramps. Brain cramps. Words got stuck, no matter what I tried. Then, I remembered a blog post I'd read just that week. Derek Doepker, an expert on ebook marketing who has become my guru (even though he...

At last, this attack of writer's block has ended in a burst of near-normal productivity. It started with a small essay for NPR, a brief letter to the editor that was published in the Roanoke Times, two articles as a freelance writer, the start of a short story I am...

It's been nearly three weeks since my last post. Sounds like the start of an AA confession, doesn't it? In a way, it is.I have several reasons, er, excuses, for my silence. Thanksgiving Christmas decorating My husband's surprise birthday party Christmas cards...