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  • When the writing gets tough,when my imagination takes a hike and my process goes into a coma, when I can't bear to stare at that damned half-filled screen anymore -- t...
  • Hi, Thais. Over on Twitter, you asked what your article brought up for me? I used to live in Marin, so the Mill Valley location seemed so tangible. I could see you cha...
  • Good post...enjoyed it. I happen to be a gusher too. And, as you intimated, I am also very comfortable with it. It does produce  some crap, but I love to rewrite...tha...
  • A walk in the woods always electrifies me. What surrounds me there is never static. From day to day my senses appreciate the flood of color (pale mint green to verdant...
  • Cheryl -  So sorry you are having such a hard time. Two quick tidbits to share that helped me through some serious pain many years ago. I tried everything to help myse...
  • If by "sdtuck" you mean it's plain old procrastination - I'm really good at it.  But if you mean you can't manage to find a way to continue within the book - here are...
  • Thank you, Emily, for hosting this forum. I'm in the midst of self-publishing my novel, after publishing two books with traditional publishers.  I must say I'm finding...
  • For me, it isn't the location so much as the medium. I write my columns and essays on my computer, fingers flying fast as the words pour forth. Poetry, on the other ha...
  • Although I have yet to submit something as grand as a manusript, when I submit my columns for review I usually spend lots and lots of time inside the heads of those wi...
  • Dear Judith, I'll try again to post below what I thought I did yesterday....and as Anastasia mentioned, our steam has become rain. I'm thrilled, because I get nothing...