How To Kick Your Writer's Block To The Curb

Who told your muse she could go on vacation? While one could say that hard-working muses are just as entitled as the rest of us to relax, refresh and recharge, why does their absence always seem to coincide with publishing deadlines and the inability to squeeze forth a single clever thought, turn of phrase or imaginative plot twist. Writing is--and always will be--a solitary craft but never so lonely as when you realize you've been staring at a blank page or blinking cursor for two hours an...