Sigh. Writing is hard. I'm trying to complete some articles on Australia that I hope to sell, and I suck at this. Not at completed writing, apparently -- Wendy says the articles are salable -- but at the act of writing. The actual sitting-of-butt-on-the-chair-and-typing bit of writing. The getting it done part. Arghh.

So we were talking about what to do to get yourself over the hump, to convince yourself that you should actually be writing this down, etc. etc, and Wendy said "I pick up a book..." and I immediately started think "Well that wouldn't work for me, I'd never get back to writing." But she meant a specific book. One that sucks. One that is a testament to what can get published in the genre. She basically figures she can do a hell of a lot better than this misbegotten person, so why not?

My problem is more along the lines of feeling like I have nothing original to contribute. Who needs another article on tours in Sydney? Who needs my take on anything? Why bother?

Yes, this probably points to soming more deep-seated than just writer's block. Joy.

Well, as one of my New Year's resolutions is to write daily, I'll have to see what i can do about this.

So what to you do to get over the hump? How do you make yourself write? Suggestions welcomed, and Ireserve the right to post anything I find interesting.