Over the years I think I've run into just about every kind of block there is, from the "no time even to breathe" block to the "kids come first" block to the "fear of success" block to the "dammit I'd rather play video games" block. I've also had my share of real ones: the ones where your inner muse is trying to tell you there's something seriously wrong with the story, or something in your life that needs to be addressed first; the mysterious kind that seem to come out of nowhere and settle down over one's brain and fingers like a shroud; and (toughest of all) the self-inflicted kind...

Read the rest of my experiences with blocks at Cowgirl in New England.