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And just like that, I have found my inspiration again.<\/p>\nAnd just like that, I have found my inspiration again.<\/p>\n
If you’ve been reading my blog (or are one of the unlucky few who I chat with about my writing on a regular basis), you\u2019ll know that I’ve been struggling the past few months.<\/p>\n
This novella – I know I have a good story there. Or at least the seed of a good story. Something just isn\u2019t right with it. Still. So, I decided to take a little look at my idea file, since there are a bunch of great anthos coming up that I’d love to sub to. And then there\u2019s the pesky NaNovel from 2011 (and 2010, but let’s not go there).<\/p>\n
Since the novella is actually set in the same world as my novel (though not necessarily the same time frame), I thought I should just go back to the novel in the hopes that it will help me get \u201cunstuck\u201d.<\/p>\n
And – wow. I mean, we have to love our writing, right? As authors. We have to be excited about an idea to be able to devote our time, energy and creativity to it.<\/p>\n
And I know this is a very, very rough first draft that is maybe halfway done, if that.<\/p>\n
But re-reading the finished chapters, going back through the months of prep, and outlining, and brainstormed notes made me remember how excited I was to write this book.\u00a0 I know. Completely obvious, yet oblivious at the same time.<\/p>\n
I would be an idiot if I didn\u2019t go where my inspiration takes me, so I\u2019m suddenly back at work on my novel, letting the novella stew, and man, it\u2019s SO GOOD to be writing again.<\/p>\n
These past few months, I’ve been reworking the same rejected short stories over and over again (I give them at the very least, a quick read, and in some instances a tweaking if needed before I send them back out again), so writing something brand new – and something I am EXCITED about again – well, it\u2019s a high unlike anything else.<\/p>\n
So, although having the 1st draft of the novella done by the end of the month was my original goal, and abandoning it for now kind of feels like a failure (even though these deadlines are self-imposed), I think the idea just needs to brew a little while longer.<\/p>\n
For now though, I’m jumping on the story that inspires me at the moment and enjoying the ride.<\/p>\n
(It also doesn’t hurt that when I did my character sketches, I did a mock-up of my MC, and I borrowed Jamie Bamber’s face for my idea board \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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