Seismic shifts occur in the life of every writer. Whether external or internal, these changes influence a writer’s craft and can lead to a driftlessness, a wandering on the page. So how does one refocus on writing, especially when trauma hits?
I faced this question at age 39 when a brain aneurysm rupture sent me by air ambulance to a neurological ICU where I underwent emergency brain surgery. My writing life—along with my professional and personal life—came to a screeching halt.
For me, traumatic brain injury was the seismic shift, including a shift of perspective in how I approached the written word. Initially, I felt like I couldn’t trust my brain. After all, it had given me no warning signs in the days prior to my medical emergency.
And if I was
