I’ve been a bit frustrated with myself. I’ve been wallowing around in the same few chapters of my wip for a couple of weeks now between jury duty and feeling under the weather last week. I’m still in good shape with my deadline, but it was more a sense of stalling out and loss of momenturm. :[
But, yesterday morning I was working on the book while my people were sleeping in, and I realized that I hadn’t stalled out at all because I’d figured out two fairly significant things about the heroine and the hero. (i) I’d just been simmering.
I think sometimes it’s hard to remember to have patience with the process and with ourselves — especially when you see that word count coming to a grinding halt.:s Now I’m going to rock on!
Hope everyone’s week is off to a great start!(*)
My Monday got off to a nice start. Coming down I65 about 6:45 am this morning, I looked to my left and there were some blue clouds outlined in white-gold, where the sun was coming up behind them. What a beautiful sight. I felt so blessed. Hope you feel better. Have a mighty Monday!
Comment by Ginger — September 25, 2006 @ 9:01 am
Oh, Ginger, that sounds really lovely. I can see why you felt blessed. There’s just something special about clouds — at least for me. I’m always checking out the sky. And thanks, I’m feeling much better.
Comment by Jennifer — September 25, 2006 @ 9:52 am
I like to simmer, too, Jen. Funny the things your brain does when you’re not paying attention.
And then suddenly, you’re in the middle of a paragraph when the perfect line/dialogue/whatever just seems to magically appear.
I *love* it when that happens.
Halfway through my WIP — I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Comment by Kris Starr — September 26, 2006 @ 10:38 am
I’ve had a similiar sort of thing happen with my WIP lately. Only managed about 10 pages all of last week, then yesterday alone I wrote 16. It’s like something just “broke loose” and the words came pouring out. Love when that happens!
Comment by Kristen Painter — September 27, 2006 @ 5:45 am
Yeah, Kris, I don’t particularly like to simmer, but I’ve figured out that I need it. I have to allow a ridiculous amount of time up front and then I write the last bit in an obscenely short amount of time and wonder why it took me so long. :s
LOL, Kristen. Absolutely have done that. And boy is it a relief to see those 16 pages in a day when it finally comes. (y)
Comment by Jennifer — September 27, 2006 @ 7:41 am