Brick Walls and Other Annoyances
Argghhhh! After trucking along so nicely with my novel rewrite, suddenly I’ve hit a brick wall. Happened as soon as I got an opening that read fairly well (but nowhere near well enough to leave alone). Now I can’t seem to get anywhere on this book–not characters, not slicing and dicing (cutting and rewriting), not nothing. Double Argh.
It was so nice, those few heady months that I could actually say, “This book is done.” Now it’s just one more project I’m trying to juggle. Again.
I could go work on my other WIP for a while. Actually, I somewhat promised myself I’d finish it this year (I’ve got it stuck in my head that my fantasy is much more likely to snag an agent than my little historical romance.). But it’s such a totally different genre/mindset that I’m afraid I won’t get back to my poor Yankee for eons if I switch gears.
Then there’s my small home business, American Punkin (clothes and screenprinting), which is starting up again. Another pull on my attention.
And now there’s a new baby quilt to make, so the sewing machine is also whispering to me.
Anyone have a cloning machine I borrow for a few weeks? I’ve just too many projects for one little mind to handle.
August 24th, 2006 at 6:39 am
This happens to everybody, I should think. Alas, a clone would be a baby, which wouldn’t be a whole lot of help in getting things done
You could try leaving the historical romance on one side for a few weeks while you concentrate on the other things. The story will probably simmer away by itself at the back of your mind and then the brick wall will go away and you’ll start making progress again. Not everybody can write X pages every day, some people work best in fits and starts and you might be one of them.
August 24th, 2006 at 7:51 am
Agree with Carla entirely.
Part of your mind will still be working on the snags and hitches.
Trust me on that.
August 24th, 2006 at 10:42 pm
I agree with Bernita and Carla…let it sit, it will beckon when it’s ready!