Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tuesday Tally: wandering muse

Last week’s goals:

Goals for this week:

  • clean physical space (corner bedroom)
  • write something

 

It’s been very hard to focus on TC this past week. My other projects have been calling. Enticing me to wander. Like yesterday - I read through all sixty pages of the unfinished Rt100D. It was my first time reading any of it since writing it during NaNoWriMo, and I was surprised at how well it held my interest.

Then there’s Sienna’s Story. It’s the least structured of my novels so far. I have a clear conflict, but don’t know where the story will take me. I want to know what happens next. With the family focus (MC is a mom of two, separated from her crazy husband), it has such a different dynamic from anything else I’ve done.

I don’t know if I need an official break from TC, or need to focus that much more. Maybe my self-imposed pressure is getting to me. Maybe it’s the dreaded mid-story block. I open the document and feel uninspired. Uninterested. I could jump ahead to a more exciting scene, or allow myself to dabble in a different story. Either way, I need to get my fingers moving over that keyboard.

2 comments:

  1. My muse is wandering right now too. It's hard to strap her down and get her to focus on one thing. Usually... it's a sign I need more sleep, though, to be honest. My focus is undermined by insomnia. Le sigh.

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  2. Ooh, good point Wendy. These allergies have been wrecking my system. Note to self: take better care of self.

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