Great Moments in Journalism: Block That Metaphor
abalk2 · 11/15/06 08:30AMGreat Moments in Journalism are submitted by readers, and can be sent to this address. Today's Moment comes from a Washington Post article on National Novel Writing Month, which is exactly as exciting as it sounds. It starts off with an anecdote about a participant who is currently undergoing medical treatment ("She is also approaching the halfway point of her novel, a mystery titled "Raised by Wolves." She must finish it by Nov. 30, averaging 1,667 words a day, cancer or no cancer.") and just gets better. Your bit comes from the section on strategies to aid the blocked writer: