Writing During Illness

“Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.”~ Jan Karon

Most writers write because not writing creates distress.

I speak for myself when I say, if I don’t get my quota of writing in during the day, I am up half the night, unable to sleep for all the ideas ricocheting in my head.

But what happens when a writer becomes ill and does not have the stamina or the desire to write?

In 1996, my life came to a sudden halt when I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s...