When I Get it All Wrong

The moment has come that I have been dreading since the emanation of this project: I’m stuck. I’m really, really stuck. I’ve had blips here and there in the last couple of months, but I could power through them and end up with at least a scene if not two. But, the kids got sick, I got sick, I stopped writing for a few weeks, and the excuses piled up. After just a few weeks of not writing, I am already completely out of the practice. Writing is not just inspiration, writing is work. Hard work. It’s also mentally exhausting at times as you’re trying to dig into character’s emotions and simultaneously working through your own. The last time I sat down to write, I eked out a few hundred words, nothing to cover the looming thousands that I’m behind on.

BUT.

Thirty-One Days

When I set my mind to finally write a complete novel, I still had no idea what I would write about. So, I started this blog to at least keep me accountable for writing something. I did some research around the time I started the blog and discovered Scrivener. It seemed that most people who write long works love this computer program, so I figured if I was going to be a serious writer, I’d need it too. And, while it is relatively inexpensive for a computer program, I hate blowing money on “frivolous” things. I am also a little stubborn and have an independent streak, and I wanted to finance the program on my own. I needed to prove to myself that this is something worthwhile I can accomplish. I also didn’t want to feel bad later pouring family resources into something that might fail like my other entrepreneurial attempts. But, as a stay at home mom, I don’t generate any personal income at the moment, so I needed to get creative.