Picking up the pace

I found myself slowing down writing-wise over the past month or so. I tried blaming it on my day job, needing a break from writing, needing (but not getting) a vacation, the weather, my house being messy, my dogs… All of these were factors, but at the end of the day my reasons for why I was writing less don’t really matter. What matters is what I do to write more.

I suspect I like herding dogs because at heart we’re the same. We have to do something all the time. However, my need to constantly...