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First day back to work with students. First off, let me just say that 5:30 a.m. is so NOT morning. It is the freaking middle of the night! When my alarm went off I couldn't help but think that just as early as the morning before, I could have rolled over and got another 3 1/2 hours of sleep!
The library is hot, dusty, and so not ready for operations as normal. No email or Internet is a good thing when I'm suppose to be writing though. Unfortunately I sat and did more stressing over the scene than actually writing. This is the scene that was killing me before I took a break to go camping. So maybe that's why the break lasted as long as it did!
I need to move on in a big way. Just start a new scene or something. Maybe I should just skip the scene altogether. Cut it out. But...but....
Gahhhhh! I can't think anymore. I'm going to bed. Tomorrow will be better. Right?
The library is hot, dusty, and so not ready for operations as normal. No email or Internet is a good thing when I'm suppose to be writing though. Unfortunately I sat and did more stressing over the scene than actually writing. This is the scene that was killing me before I took a break to go camping. So maybe that's why the break lasted as long as it did!
I need to move on in a big way. Just start a new scene or something. Maybe I should just skip the scene altogether. Cut it out. But...but....
Gahhhhh! I can't think anymore. I'm going to bed. Tomorrow will be better. Right?
3 comments:
My deepest sympathy over 5:30 a.m.!
Sometimes when I'm stuck on a scene I will try to watch it as though I'm watching a movie. Going for a walk will sometimes help this. I try to picture it, from wardrobe to setting, with as much detail as possible. Then I go to the central conflict and press 'play'; sometimes I'll see the action unfold, sometimes get bits of dialogue, sometimes get something very unexpected. Give it a try! Keep your pen or keyboard nearby.
Thanks Mike. The scene has progressed a little. For the first two days I just sat there, changing a word or two, hating it. By the third day maybe my brain was just bored with sitting there because it finally started coming up with something a wee bit creative.
But I like the idea of playing it out like a movie--wardrobe and setting included. I'll give it a try.
Are you going to the fall retreat? I'm so looking forward to a few days of intense writing.
Sarah,
I will not be going. This always conflicts with my annual retreat to Mackinac, where I actually get a lot of writing done. Have a great time.
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