When the writing is a field in winter.

prescience, advice from Tommy Orange, fallow periods, writing home

My friend Chris Dennis, the author of a short story collection I love, tweeted about writer’s block this week. As the end of the semester winds down, people are popping into my office asking about it, too, so I thought today I’d share how I’ve experienced it and offer some solace and a prompt for generating writing when you feel stuck on your present pr…