I’ll tell you what happened.
There’s a very simple explanation.
Here it is – hold on to your writers hats:
Word count goal this week: 25 000 words
Word count goal so far: 15 435 words
I would love to conclude this week of drafting YA-WIP on a super positive, energetic, happy note.
But I am falling nearly 10 000 words behind schedule… Argh!
It was very energizing to jump right back into the action, even though I was exhausted when I started writing.
If it weren’t for this new writing diary, I would half-sleeping, half-watching a Bob Ross show (I like it so much, it is so quiet, and happy) right this second.
This week word count goal: 25 000 words
Word count so far: 15 004 words
Stop drafting in the middle a fun scene turned out be, once again, a great idea!
It was very energizing to jump right back into the action, even though I was exhausted when I started writing.
If it weren’t for this new writing diary, I would half-sleeping, half-watching a Bob Ross show (I like it so much, it is so quiet, and happy) right this second.
I got to work more on the main character, to know her better. She has a big heart and she will always try to focus on the positive side of everybody and every situation, even though she is a bit judgmental. She was an elite athlete. She love competition, she loves to be the best. Most of all, she loves being one of the most popular girls in her High School. She values her reputation a great deal, even though it means hanging out with some of the high school people she despises more often than she cares to admit.
When we first meet her, I think we can relate to her good side and her wits and yet, see that she is judgmental and shallow in some ways.
Chapter 9 is coming along very well. We are at the turning point, the embracing the new situation after struggling to ignore it point.
The storyline is following the beats, the flow is good (messy but there)…
I feel like my storytelling skills have improved at least a little since the last (rejected) novel I wrote.
Ingesting oh so so so many writing tips on storytelling, and craft, and outlines seems to be paying off.
Amen to that, but keep working at it, crazy writer on a quest!
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What kills creativity?
This week word count goal: 22 500 words
Word count so far: 13 690 words
What kills creativity? I guess it’s different for every author.
Self-doubt is a good one. Procrastination. Lack of courage. Pessimism. Parents.
For me, when I can’t shake the full-time job stress away, all day all night, that’s what kills my creativity.
All my efforts to focus on creative writing are being overpowered by a feeling of guilt and a feeling of being a massive failure.
» Creative writing is not paying the bills, » a little voice is constantly whispering at the back of my mind. » Paying the bills matters more. Now is the time to work harder, not to indulge in childish dreams. »
Darn, it’s hard to make that little voice shut up for two hours.
Two hours is all I’m asking. Two peaceful hours during which I wanna feel happy doing the only thing I feel, in all humbleness, really confident about: writing novels.
Long story short, today, writing is not happening. I can’t focus for more than ten minutes on writing. And what I write feels like crap.
This new writing project still needs un petit je ne sais quoi to really stand out.
I am writing a YA paranormal/comedy/90s nostalgia novel and I am in luck since the paranormal genre is making a comeback. But I am also competing with a whole bunch of writers, brilliant ones too no doubt.
Gotta stay sharp, positive, grateful for being able to write, even if it’s just a little bit…
Tomorrow. I’ll do all that tomorrow.
Now, I need to watch some of Bob Ross painting shows.
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Marie Alice Writes & Reads 