Writer’s Block

I’ve been thinking about writer’s block. Grateful I don’t have it now, yet in the early writing days I was plagued by my harsh critic. My own expectations were sky high, the need to sound writerly came out sounding stilted. A too tight pair of designer jeans. When our clothes are too tight we don’t move well and nothing’s fun. Over time I saw what the block was telling me: my standards were unnatural and paralyzing. When I became more free-wheeling the writing loosened up.

A question for wri...