Reading Stephen King's Book, On Writing, Was

For A Long Period In My Life - It Lasted About 10 Years - I Had Writer's Block.

Research On Child Abuse Suggests That Religious Beliefs Can Foster, Encourage, And Justify The Abuse Of Children. When Contempt For Sex Underlies Teachings, This Creates A Breeding Ground For Abuse.

My Biggest Excuse To Others And Myself Was That I Had Writer's Block, As If It Was Some Kind Of Illness.

It Was Not Uncommon For The Children To Be Told They Were Being Treated This Way Because It Was Their Bad Karma And They Must Have Hurt A Child In A Past Life.

In The Back Of My Mind Was The Constant Hankering, Almost Yearning, To Write But Something Always Stopped Me In My Tracks. Or If I Did Find My Way To Put A Pen To Paper Or Finger On A Keyboard I'd Give Up After A Few Minutes. I'd Find Other Things To Do: Anything But Writing.