Mystery Writer
Is there such a thing as writer’s block? “Of course there’s such a thing as writer’s block,” someone might say. “How dare you!?” The obvious reply, one that is used by many, is do plumbers get plumber’s block? Do chefs get chef’s block? Does a football player get sport’s block? Then, of course, the obvious…
Well, I made it to four days and then I didn’t get to a blog. I still work a day job and on the days I should’ve updated for the fifth and sixth days of trying to write a blog entry every day for a year, I just spaced it. The last couple of days…
I’ve taken a renewed interest in pulp writers. Back in in the mid 1900s, the pulp writers dominated the news stands. At least, as far as I know. A number of classic characters were born from the pulps. Characters like The Shadow, Zorro, the Phantom Detective, I think Conan, and so many others.
I’m not sure what to blog about today. Three days in I already hit a wall. They can’t all be winners. But in an effort to stick to my goal of blogging every day for a year straight, I thought I’d just cover some of my my.
After yesterday’s blog post, I started thinking about why I’ve struggled with keeping going, creatively that is. I know all creatives hit that bump in the road, that middle of the book, something that stops us and we struggle with. But as I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, I’ve finished projects. I’ve written and published…