The writing world is a fascinating place. From day to day you are in the groove and have the muse dancing around you singing your brilliance one moment, then at a standstill staring at a blank screen or piece of white paper the next. Sound frustrating? You bet!
There are some funny memes going around about the concept of a writer. Here are a couple of them:
These are definitely worth the words unspoken and implied. There are days where I read what I have written and feel like someone else wrote it. "She's a genius," I think. Then, I go to add to my masterpiece and feel like this:
Having that kind of week right now. I open up my documents and read a bit to get into the feel of the next scene and find myself staring at nothing, or managing to type only 100 words before I flounder and give up. I know the key to working through writer's block is to just keep writing, even if its nonsensical jibberish you'll only delete later. But, it can be daunting to write up 800 words of jibberish to just delete later and find yourself back at page 2 when you were on page 22.
I just want to move forward!
Happy Reading!