This is the most frustrating day yet. I want to write. The document is open. I’m in the middle of scene, and yet I can’t write.
Last night I managed to get down over 2000 words, and I felt I was catching up. I stopped midway through a scene because it was 2am and I figured I’d wake up and continue on without a hassle at all. Then, this morning, I looked at the last sentence with dread, not knowing what was meant to be next. I knew it was good and yet, I hadn’t a clue what it was. And it is the most frustrating thing.
I turned to the end of my outline. Yes, I haven’t finished it yet. And I worked on that for a bit, getting down a couple more points. I’m ready to dive into the main climax of the story, but I’m feeling it’s a little too quickly, so I need to think of something to complicate things I bit more, before diving into it.
I’m now thinking I should have written that great thing that was to come next on a piece of paper, or at the end of the document.
Writer’s block, nanowrimo
hmmm..i this i suffer from an accute case of this. my friends tell me i write well. they forced me to start a blog.. and then i realize..and i thing many of them did too.. that i suck! heehee…
nice blog btw.
Thanks Amith.
Keep writing. I’ve seen your blog around and I must say, the banners you’ve been rotating are stunning. Confidence and persistance will get you everywhere.
I broke the block about an hour or two, btw.
Far be it from me to give anyone advice about writer’s block. LOL, I will spare you my hypocrisy.
I will offer you a word of encourgement though. 2000 words in one sitting is monumental. Nano is just burning you out. I can see by your comment that you broke through your block so, keep it up!
Thanks for the comment. I’m being very wary of burnout. I have a writing friend who did it, and does like NaNo because she wrote utter crap in 30 days, then was so burnt out she didn’t write for 6 months or something!
Sounds like you’re wearing out – working too long and not giving yourself enough time to revive.
This is one of the reasons I dislike NaNo, and won’t participate.
Best of luck, Benjamin.