Radio Silence

It’s been nearly three weeks since my last post. Sounds like the start of an AA confession, doesn’t it? In a way, it is.

I have several reasons, er, excuses, for my silence.

Thanksgiving

Christmas decorating

My husband’s surprise birthday party

Christmas cards

Christmas shopping

Check, check, check, check. Not the last one. I finished my shopping before Halloween.

But there is a real-er reason. WRITER’S BLOCK.

I couldn’t write a thing for those weeks. Not the Christmas letter. Not a word of revision in a novel. Not a blog entry. NOTHING.

Then I confessed the block to Edna Whittier, a fellow writer. She gave me a kick in the pants. The next morning, writer’s block was gone.

Snapped off the Christmas letter. Wrote a near-final essay for NPR. And am now digging into Max 1 (again! Sigh) to fix the problems an agent was kind enough to point out.

And I’m working through the reading slush pile as well.

WVTF Essay

What fun I had recording this radio essay for WVTF. Called “You’re Never Too Old,” it’s about a goofy summer birthday party when lots of adults forgot their ages and had way too much fun.
Yup, that would be yours truly. Thought they’d crop the photo a bit, but . . . .

Hope you enjoy the essay as much as I enjoyed the original party.