Finding Yourself So, I was kind of feeling a bit Zen today, and got to thinking while I was giving some advice to a fellow writer. It started out this morning. My friend has writer's block (a bit like me at the moment), and I was merrily typing away, offering lots of practical advice about time management, free-writing, having a break etc... when it dawned on me that I should be emphasizing the importance of knowing who you are as a writer, rather than suggesting ideas for what to write about.I asked myself:1. If you don't know who you are and the things that inspire you, how are you going to go abo