Overcoming writer's block? 

Today’s guest is Geraldine DeRuiter. 

We recorded this a couple of months ago, in what seemed in hindsight --  like much simpler times. 

Geraldine is an award-winning author, public speaker, and the voice behind the award-winning Everywhereist blog. It’s a travel blog. She wrote a book called: All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and petty theft. Available where you purchase books.  

Geraldine’s conversation falls into the episode category that I call “the heart”. She doesn’t have some singular epic public failure per se, like some guests -- but has lots to share in her own life and journey. We talk about online trolls and harassment – something she’s dealt with a ton—as well as writer's block. Imagine being an industry that has a name for short-term failure. Writers get writer's block. But it’s kind of like talking about a no-hitter in baseball. It’s taboo for me to bring it up, but I will anyway! By the way, one of her blog posts went viral – it was about baking the cinnamon rolls that were at the bottom of Mario Batali’s sexual assault apology letter. We talk about that too. 

Welcome to the Botchcast, Geraldine DeRuiter.