Yes. I finally broke through this one scene that’s been giving me trouble for the last few days. I don’t believe in writer’s block, but I do believe in writer’s avoidance, and I’ve had that for the past ten days or so because of this one chapter. I’ve really wanted–and really needed–to get beyond this section of the book, but this one part of Tristen’s journey has really been hanging me up. Now that the climax has passed, I’ve only got a few hundred words before the next chapter. Thank goodness.
As frustrating as the last few days have been, and as frustrating as it was to slog through 1,700 words to close up the major fight scene in this chapter, it felt really satisfying to have it behind me. These last few days, I haven’t been writing very regularly, and I’ve also felt kind of…down, a little. I don’t know if it’s connected to my frustrations with this novel or with something else, but it just really feels good to know that I wrote 1,704 words today and got past a major hurdle.
Productivity. What an aphrodisiac.
If I finish the chapter tonight with another 500 words or so, then that’ll bring the 7 day wordcount meter up around 5,500 or so. If I write another 1k or 2k tomorrow, that’ll push it up around 7,000. If I write another 3k or 4k on Friday (and that’s not unreasonable–I’ve got the whole day off), I can probably be in the red. If I keep up with at least 2k for the rest of the break, I can have both counters in the red for at least three days.
And hopefully, before Monday comes around, I’ll be at that part of the book where I want to end up–with my main character offworld, headed for his mother’s home planet.
There are other things about this book that I want to talk about, but the library is closing and I have to go. Fortunately, I went ahead and bought that tiny little laptop I was talking about in the previous post, so come next week I won’t be limited to public computers outside of my apartment. I’m excited to get this thing in the mail! Now that’s going to be satisfying!
