I Got Your Writer’s Block Right Here

There is no such thing as “writer’s block”.

More specifically, there is no such thing as “writer’s block”, if you are defining “writer’s block” – notice the clever use of quotes there – as some sort of externally imposed mental lump of concrete that – for no reason – stands between you, the author, and the [...]

Seven Things You Should Always Ask A Writer

A while back, I got a pretty positive response to an essay about questions that you should never, ever, under any circumstances ask a writer. (I’m serious. Like, not even if they’ve got zombie plague and you’ve got the antidote, and it can only be administered through a ritualistic makeshift quiz show. Trust me.)

But with [...]

Year’s End: Attack of the Sappy

I wrote and scrapped two essays for today’s post.

One was a recollection of a humorous holiday incident from my misspent youth, a long day’s sleigh ride into night playing Santa Claus on the disgruntled streets of South Philadelphia in halcyon days of 1985. But there’s more to it than just being chased around my Dad’s [...]