A to Z Challenge: V

V is for Venting



I was cooking (yeah, a big feat for me) in the pressure cooker one day and one of my twin girls asked why it was making a hissing sound.  I told her it was venting - letting some of the steam out so the lid didn't explode.  She immediately left the kitchen and didn't return - smart kid.



It made me wonder - how do we vent?  Think of stress as our steam.  As writers we must have steam build up in our system.  Rejection letters, writer's block, editin...