I want to thank Helen Garner...

... not because I admire her writing (although I certainly do) but because of her wise words about not-writing at the 2008 AAWP conference. I had the most hideous day on Monday (at the desk, straining, unable to produce anything) followed by such a productive morning on Tuesday that I was skipping during my 5km walk at lunchtime. It was rereading Helen Garner's keynote speech that got me through the not-writing stage and out the other side. It's enormously reassuring and can be found at www.aawp.org.au/files/keynote-Garner.pdf