I am less than 30,000 words away from a rough draft of a novel, and NOW I'm struggling to write.
Yes, I've said that before and I've gotten over it. I still want to talk about it.
It's the most stressful time of the year:
Fall semester ends soon, and do you know what that means? End of semester projects in three classes! Final exams! Finalizing grades!
Stressed-out students! Stressed-out professors! Stressed-out people driving cars!
My house has become Christmas Music Central! (All I Want for Christmas is Yoooooooo!)
What should I get Richard for Christmas?
Am I doing Christmas right???
So with all of this on mind (and more), I sit down with my work in progress and say "OMG I know I'm not doing this right! I should have done more of this, that, and the other! It's too long! It's too short! It's too complicated! It's too simple! I haven't even finished Prodigies!"
What to do?
1) Think about the book before I sleep. Some of my best plot ideas come from dreams.
2) Sit down during my usual allocated time (after I publish the blog in the mornings and before work) and GO FORWARD, not look back.
3) Drink coffee.
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