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Writer’s Block

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

It has been almost two months since I contributed a new posting to my blog. In the first few weeks I was not overly concerned, but as time continued to pass and one month turned into two I started to panic. And with the panic came my first ever bout of writer’s block. Some might find this surprising given that as an academic fifty percent of my professional life is devoted to writing. I have written a dissertation, a book, numerous articles for the academic and business communities, and now regular blog postings (or at least what used to be regular). One would think that in the past 17 years I would have encountered writer’s block at least once, but in all honesty I have no recollection of ever having trouble writing. I love the creative expression of the task.

So, why now? (more…)