I have a story lodged in my head. It is there, but it’s not quite solid enough yet. My main problem is that the characters remain elusive. I have had to apply something quite alien to me: patience.
Last night I lay awake, thinking of the characters, asking them very nicely to come out now so I can write their story. Then I had this sort of epiphany. I swapped the roles of the guy and the girl, and it all went click. Yet… not.
I hate this. After six months of not being able to write fast enough to keep up with the flow of stories, I’m battling to get to the point where I can start letting it out. I don’t like the feeling, but it’s not the first time I’ve had it. Shortly after arriving in Ireland, I went through a period lasting a good few months when I couldn’t write anything. At the time, I panicked and got very depressed, wondering if I’d ever be able to write again. As it turned out, I most certainly did manage to write again. A lot.
Hopefully this little wheelspin won’t last as long. Either way, I’m calmer this time. Writing is part of me, and it will come again.
It had better.
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We all come up against those temporary roadblocks. It will move and the words will flow again.
In the meantime, here’s a little encouragement for you:
http://romancewriterandreader.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1998674%3ABlogPost%3A34526
I’ve come to believe that all writers need a lull in order to refuel and regroup. That way when we come back to the page there’s something in the well to draw from.
Right now I’m not writing either. I’m stuck in revision hell on two manuscripts I’m trying to get ready for submission.
Stop by my blog when you get a free minute.
I agree with Chicki. We all need a break from writing now and then. I just gone through a few months of hardly no writing. Right now I have three unfinished romances waiting to be written and a million ideas.
Don’t give up whatever you do.
Theresa