Creative writing is a little like cage fighting before an audience of five. Cage fighting might provide more immediate satisfaction. At least there is a live crowd and an occasional cheer. Writers, after several rounds of circling their doubts, may land only one punch—on their inner critic. Common Wounds Sustained by Writers The writer’s wounds are made of commas, unanswered emails, and sentences that looked brilliant at midnight but, by breakfast, resemble something written by a loopy cage fighter with … Read More »