Do You Have a Story to Tell?

Everything around us is a living narrative, a tapestry of tales. This is how we express the meaning of our lives and give them shape, meaning, a pattern, coherence, voice. There's this saying - you've probably heard it: "everyone's got a novel in them". But do we all have a novel inside us? A story to spin? Oh yes, I think we do. Whether or not that novel is worth reading - or writing - is a different question. Is there really a story inside you? You doubt it? Then let me ask you another question...do you dream? Of course you do. However,...

Writer's Block

Today, someone asked me what I do when I get writer's block. It was an innocent enough question, but it was mooted on the assumption that I get writer's block. I don't, or rather, I prefer not think so. I don't want to believe that an external force dictates whether or not I will write. That said, if you do suffer from writer's block then I believe, deeply, that if you can define what is holding back the flow of words then you can resolve...