Sometimes what you want to write is different from what you know how to write

Alright, fine. You caught me. This post is just a grab-bag of random musings.

I think most writers have the experience that, the longer they write, the more their writing moves away from their personal life. It's not that your life gets boring to you, it's just that you write yourself out. You've handled your own preoccupations and now you're kind of bo…