I think the real problem is that it's not writing from scratch; it's working in already written parts to the story. In other words, it's not a flow activity. And flow activities are where it's at, according to positive psychology.
As I've discussed in the pages previously, flow is a concept that's related to happiness. Flow is the experience of satisfaction, challenge, and timelessness one feels when one is in the "zone", which happens when performing a task where one can focus and where one has the optimal level of challenge and engagement. Too simple a task, and one gets bored; too difficult a task, and one gets frustrated.
When I was writing Kringle in the Dark, writing was a flow activity. I could write 2000 words at a sitting; it was even more of a flow activity when I went on word sprints (timed writing activities) -- 20 minutes at a time of just writing.
Gaia's Hands is just work right now -- the old plot warring with what might be the new plot, old parts needing to be revised, etc. The story has been a problem child since I wrote it, and I hope that this iteration will be the winner. But it's hard, which is the enemy of flow.
Maybe I'll write on my class sites after all.
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