Writing is a struggle when I try and force a story rather than just letting them tell the story. I’ve been in a battle on my current project because I’m getting too hung up on what I think or believe needs to happen instead of just letting it happen.
I guess that’s because I’m a pantser and not a plotter. Don’t get me wrong, I know where my story begins and ends. I know key points along the way, but how I get there is usually a mystery. So I let the characters and the story unfold organically. Sometimes that brings its own frustrations. I’ll find I’ve written myself into a “box” that I have to figure out how to get out of, but those are fun challenges. However, what I have been doing recently is repeatedly writing, rewriting, and writing the same chapter, which isn’t as enjoyable. The reality is, I’m not letting the story tell itself. I’ve gotten hung up on these preconceived notions of what I think has to happen, and my writing process just doesn’t work that way. So I need to do the daunting task of backtracking to that point in the story where I can relaunch and throw out “the plan” and just start telling the story. So I guess what I’m saying is I surrender. One final unrelated note, I’m still on a holding pattern for Desert Ice. Waiting for edited manuscript and cover art concept. RM
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