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It's been a week since I returned from the 2014 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. Most of the attendees have already posted on their blogs about their experiences there, but I have not. I am late. Very, very late. It's not because I didn't have an unbelieveable time. I did. Or that I didn't connect with old friends and meet loads of great new ones. I did that, too. It also has nothing to do with the fact that I went on spring break with my family the whole week following the conference, or ...

This writing life has presented some pesky problems for a horse. Daily keyboard tasks have knocked the stuffing out of my leisure pursuits. All those memorable hours once filled with gin rummy tournaments have been replaced with search engine optimized tweeting drills. And here's another sticky wicket: writer's block. Madam cautioned me about this the day I signed on to write a book with her. Since she tends to exaggerate, I just smiled warmly and ignored her cautioning words. Yet, my ear ...