So I have been working on this novel for almost a year now. I had to pretty much start over on it about six months ago because my hard drive fried and me, being a dumbass, didn’t back it up. Ever since then it’s been really hard for me to get back into it. I have been struggling with it.
So anyhow. I keep hearing that once you start a novel you should stick with it. Not to mention, I am the type of person (not to mention writer) that it’s really hard for me to start something and then not finish it. My brain is swirling. The rational side of my brain keeps saying, “how can you do a good job on this novel when you are thinking about another one?” But the perfectionist side is saying, “You need to finish what you started.”
As I type this, I am talking to a very special person in my life and she shed some light on this for me. She reminded me that I have to go where the inspiration is. The partial novel has grown stale. Perhaps if I worked on something else, I can come back to this one with fresh eyes and it will turn out better. 🙂 Seriously…how well will I write if it’s just not coming. I don’t like reading something that seems forced.
So with that said…I have developed another problem. Not as big as the first one, but still a problem none the less. Where do I put this idea? What novel do I work on where this one will fit perfectly? Oh! I have like 25 sticky notes all over my desktop with book ideas jotted down…lol.
I have also come to another decision. I am the type of person who absolutely hates labels. I know that books need to be put into genres, but my brain gets so hung up on the genre that it gets in the way of my writing. I LOVE horror and want to be a “horror writer”, but I can’t let myself get hung up on the genre while I am writing. I think that’s one thing that causes my muse to run away so often…lol
So anyhow. I guess that’s about it….lol
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