Overcoming Travel Writer’s Block

I had this romantic notion, or perhaps just a naive idea, that I could tour the country with my kids, sharing our book-inspired adventures on our blogs as they happened.

It hasn’t exactly worked out that way.  Most days, my brain is saturated, and I’m too tired after a day of exploring and sibling bickering, to find the willpower to  write.

Right now, I’m perched in a luxurious room in a high-rise hotel building, overlooking the bright neon lights of Las Vegas, trying to stay awake long enough to recount our climb to the summit of Pike’s Peak in Colorado – already a month past.  I’m bursting with adventure stories, battling sensory overload, and falling fast asleep.

I’d also thought that I would organize my posts so that I’d have all the activities inspired by one book in one post.  This idea seemed to work when I wrote about a book whose setting was mostly in one place; however, we explored some books over several days in various places.  Trying to share this in one post is just not practical.

So, I’m regrouping.  I’m scaling back to write more frequently, if not as comprehensively.  I’m not promising anything as I’m never sure whether I’ll find the time, energy, or Internet access, to actually post an article.

I’ll tell you all about our Pike’s Peak Adventure, braving the Chipmunk Plague, Sibling Snowballs, Altitude Sickness, and so much more, tomorrow.  Good night!

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