It did no good to struggle the more I struggled, the tighter the noose became. I only know that for months, then a year, then two years, I could not write. Now that it’s over, I don’t like to think about it. I don’t know why this silence settled over me. When a writer goes quiet, nothing is blocking and nothing is being blocked. You might call it writer’s block, but most writers don’t use that term or even understand it. Book excerpt: 'All That is Mine I Carry With Me'Īfter I finished writing my last novel, I fell into a long silence. Here & Now's Tiziana Dearing speaks with author William Landay about his new book, " All That is Mine I Carry With Me." The novel centers around the disappearance of a Massachusetts mother and its effect on her three children as well as her husband, who is suspected of her murder. (Courtesy John Earle and Penguin Random House) William Landay's "All That Is Mine I Carry With Me" is available March 7.
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