Do you ever wake up in the morning with the absolute certainty that you really, REALLY need to just get away? Happened to me this week. I was planning to give myself two days without Internet--no email, no writing, nothing--so I could clear my head and finally get a good start on the book that's due in a little over six weeks. I know the story, but for some reason I just couldn't come up with a good opening, and the frustration was making me nuts.

When I told my husband what I was doing, he...
Published on September 16, 2010 20:58