So,
I’m procrastinating. It’s not that I don’t have anything to write or that I’m
in a writer’s block because that’s not the case at all either. I can’t put my foot on it, maybe it’s holiday
exhaustion. Whatever it is it’s interfering
with my word count.
In lieu
of writing since that apparently isn’t going to happen tonight I’ve written
more outlines. I am one of those writers
that can’t write a single word until I have an outline. It doesn’t even have to be a detailed
outline. A chapter title and a sentence
about what I think is going to happen there is enough. As long as I have an idea of where I’m
supposed to be going I’m fine.
Does
it always work out that way? Not at
all. You should see some of my
outlines. They’ve got things crossed out
and sections rearranged and look a hot mess really. But it is just a guide. It’s not set in concrete.
I
have a few writer friends that panic when they fall off of the outline. I find those are the best of times. Yes, it may not be useful to the story or it
may not be the original idea, but it provides me with an insight I didn’t have
before writing it. I don’t actually
write my stories anyway, my characters do.
I am just the stenographer so to speak. ^_^
I
think I’m going to step away for a few moments, grab some hot chocolate and then
come back. I’ll hit my word count yet.
See you around. Be safe.
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