September 2015

When I was a college student I was hungry for any tips that would further my dream of becoming a professional writer. I eagerly read through stacks of magazines and books on writing. But a lot of the advice, even from my favorite authors, confused and upset me. Often the advice givers had “clout,” so […]

Last weekend I bought a sketch pad and a pencil set and have been drawing again. Though I majored in art many years ago, I am way out of practice and feel like a kindergartener learning to draw for the first time. My efforts do not bring the aesthetic rewards I get with writing, my

The representative Diane Arlington at Doppel-Bot told me my therapy would not be easy. “Many people think that they may overhaul their personality patterns, their habits, and their responses to stimuli on a whim, or simply by making a resolution.” “But sometimes resolutions do work,” I protested. “Do you mean we can never change? For

I hear writers say all the time, “I am stuck.” And I know how it is. I have been there. But I feel distressed when those who complain of being stuck include my writer friends who have read my book on getting past block, A Trail of Crumbs to Creative Freedom. When I hear them

Last winter I was feeling discouraged and I announced that I would be changing my blog into an all-fiction blog and that I would no longer be writing about writing. There were several reasons for this. One was that I thought I had run out of things to say about writing and was afraid of