Writer's block
Help me, doctor.
Famously, the great Fran Lebowitz has suffered from writer’s block for over 30 years. Some things that Fran and I have in common is that we both love to share our opinions about New York City, we both complain, and we both struggle to find what to write about.
From time to time, a cop out that I use for this is to post on the Coffee Order Instagram Story asking for question submissions. While this is lazy of me, you have all liked it in the past, i.e. the dating Q&A I did a few months ago:
The Memorial Day sale guide:
And so on, and so forth.
I’m not sure why I feel qualified to give my thoughts on your various grievances or requests. I’ve always loved the idea of having an advice column, something that could even perhaps manifest into a voicemail or anonymous situation. Historically, in the case of Carrie Bradshaw, Miss Lonelyhearts, Dolly Alderton, or Joan Didion, these people all built legs to stand on out of storied careers. Me? I think I just post a lot of Create Mode stories.
