One of the most frequent questions I receive as an editor, writer and owner of an online publication is, “I can’t think of anything to write… how do you come up with things to write about?” And my answer is about as frustrating as the teacher who told you to look up a word in the dictionary when you asked her how it was spelled.

“Just write.”

But, BUT how can I write when I don’t know what to write about?

“Just write.”

BUT every time I sit down to write, nothing comes to me and I just stare at the screen.

“Just write.”

*Insert shaking fists and cursing*

Sometimes, I am the one shaking my fist and cursing at myself. 

Ever get to a point in your life when you throw up your hands and declare, “I have HAD it!” and then you open up a bottle of wine and declare that you are done with the “whole lot of them?” Recently I have had several of these moments in regards to behavior of people, claiming to be certified adult human beings, who are participating in a culture of hatefulness online. Some call it bullying, harassment, hate speech or just being a colossal jerk. Whatever you call it, I am talking about engaging in name-calling, public shaming, ridicule and otherwise nasty behavior online, behind the safety of your keyboard.