I was at a writing workshop in Bloomington, Indiana many years ago when the teacher of one class spread a bunch of pictures on the table and invited us to come up and grab one. We took them back to our seats and wrote what…

Beating Writers’ Block 1. Drop back and punt. Re-read the last page you wrote, or the last chapter, or as much as you have to, to get back the feel of the writing. Some writers recommend re-typing a few pages to prime the pump. 2.…

Not his actual psyche; I mean that the last time Charlie and I watched a DVD of Joseph Campbell talking about the Psyche, I took notes. And here they are. Illustrated. Notes on Joseph Campbell’s Psyche The ego is represented as a box because it…