Morose

[pegkerr]

I took a stab at writing the scene at the climax of the book this morning, just for the hell of it.

I'm sorry I tried. This was probably a tactical mistake. Am convinced it sucks rocks. But then, of course, it hardly matters, as I'm convinced that no one will still be reading the book by that point but will have thrown it down in disgust/total boredom, etc.

If I ever finish it.

Hmm. Seem to be suffering a crisis of confidence.

I get these periodically.

Maybe it's just my upset stomach. And the fact that I'm not eating properly.

P.

Comments

[ex-sallygard858.livejournal.com]

You're in motion, again. That's what counts. Even if later, more objective evaluation confirms that what you've written sucks rocks, it served the purpose of priming the pump. Go read some Julia Cameron (The Artist's Way; The Vein of Gold) and remind yourself that it is the act of writing itself that counts. Quality and results will come along in their own time, if you have patience with the process.



Per Julia Cameron: Give yourself permission to write total crap. Set a page limit, if you will: "I will sit down and write 20 pages of total crap, stuff that I would never in a million years actually allow my characters to say and do in this story." Whether or not you get anything useful out of it, you will have had fun and refreshed your spirit and probably refreshed your perspective on the "serious" writing.

[eal.livejournal.com]

Adding my Julia Cameron advice: Write it, you can always change it.

Even E.B. White had bad days. You'll work through it.

Beth