Writing Through the Suck

There are times in every writer’s life when life gets in the way. (Like when you have seven million obligations during the holidays.) Then there are the times when the stars are perfectly aligned–you have a writers’ retreat or you’ve carved out an entire week just for writing or the husband has taken the kids to see your in-laws for three days to give you time to finish your book–those times when you SHOULD be writing.

But what happens when you have no obstacles and your writing STILL isn’t c...