I had the most amazing first chapter spurt out of me. I held back on the adjectives and adverbs. Passive sentences took a back seat for the active writing to shine through. I showed like telling didn’t even exist. The chapter is BEAUTIFUL!
Then I had a brain fart.
Half of chapter two is plotted and written, but I don’t know where to go with it. I don’t know how much to reveal now and how much to save for later. I don’t know how quickly to move my chapters. I don’t know what I can use as some filler action. And worst of all, I have NO CLUE how to end this book.
I spent half the day yesterday writing every thought that passed through my head….it got me nowhere. Wait! That’s a lie…it got me frustrated! All this absolutely beautiful back story and I can’t for the life of me figure out how to flesh out the front. Every new idea comes with a new challenge. I know I know…this is a good thing…conflict is yummy…fully aware…but not when you don’t know how to resolve it!
So once again I find myself stuck. I love writing, I despise being stuck.
Ever been here? What did you do?
Rob Charron
Hi 🙂
I’ve had times like that.
I think every writer has.
Thank you for sharing.
Love and best wishes from Northern Ontario
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xoxo
Marybeth
Thanks Rob! Thanks for stopping by. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one in the lack of mental flow department 🙂