A couple of writer friends haven't blogged of late claiming they have nothing to say. I suppose all bloggers worry they'll one day run out of material, but it's professionally hazardous for writers. (Hence Lawrence Block's addage that a plumber can't say he has plumber's block.)
Writers are drawn to work with words just as athletes are drawn to compete. Writers need to stimulate their creativity with as much input as possible.
A lot of writers blog about process, but a general discussion (I start with an idea, and...) is almost useless to fellow writers, Beyond the basics of putting one word after another, writing is discovery: a little bit different for everyone, every time. I read blogs because they offer some hint of how everyday events transmute into created works.
To not write is to give in to the multitude of forces working against creative expression. Let this go too long and there is only blank space where something might have come to life.
Right here, life is about to form on this planet for the very first time. A group of amino acids is about to combine to form the first protein...
Here they go . . . the amino acids are moving closer . . . closer . . . closer . . . Ohhhh! Nothing happened! You see what you've done?
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