writer’s block

  • The Antidote for Perfectionism

    The Antidote for Perfectionism

    I’m a recovering perfectionist. I’m limiting the amount of perfection I’ll allow in my daily thoughts, my interactions with my friends and family, and in my creative process. Limiting, not banning, because perfectionism is an extreme disease. It feeds on phrases like “always” and “never” and “can’t” and “must.” My perfectionism would have a field day…

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  • Time Does Fly

    I’ve been doing a tremendous amount of reading this summer. Promptly after my last post, my writer’s block came back full force, and I’ve since written exactly 3 pages of my new project Camouflage. Just three. The characters started talking one night, and I listened and typed furiously, thinking “this is it, I’m through it!…

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  • I went for a walk today and it was fabulous! What a gorgeous day. And let me tell you, the exercise is much needed. This is probably in the vein of TMI, but whatever, I have gained about 15 pounds since I started my job. That’s more than a pound a month!! How’s that for…

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