Writer’s block. Just the word turns a writer’s blood to ice. We dread this malady, especially at times when we are under deadline or trying to meet a personal writing goal, like starting and finishing a work of nonfiction during Write Nonfiction in November. What’s a writer to do when writer’s block hits? I asked [...]
I can hear it. Although the writing world has gotten a bit quieter as we said goodbye to October dressed in a variety of garish and humorous Halloween costumes I hear the sound of distant typing. And I hear it getting louder…and louder…and louder! That’s the sound of the start of another Write Nonfiction in [...]
In case you missed this blog post at Write Nonfiction NOW!, I’m publishing it here as well. It’s worth a read again anyway… training as a magazine journalist taught me the value of deadlines. When you are up against the wall, you simply have to write. You have to start–and finish. That’s the beauty of [...]