I actually struggled quite a bit with the topic for this post. I blog often enough. I contribute to Tory's blog all the time. For me, ideas tend to show up out of nowhere - some happening will inspire a series of thoughts, which ultimately leads to an 'aha' moment, then I whip out my phone and type notes like a madman. However, the thought of writing a guest post for someone else's site added a new element of pressure for some reason, and I couldn't figure out why. I pondered this over my morning coffee (on the due date for this post, with nary a word written), and I ultimately related this to a similar experience I’ve had when writing fiction. It all came together at once, then I knew what I wanted to write about.