Day 9
Total word count for last 2 days: too embarrassed to post. It's been pouring rain here in the Northeast for the last 2 days and I've spent more time in the basement vacuuming up water (no sump pump) than writing. I did sit down with my laptop 2 nights ago, but I couldn't seem to get motivated. I've got some serious plot issues that have me stymied. I've also been rethinking my protagonist, wondering if I should change her background/personality. These are major hurdles, at least for this writer. I tried free writing. I don't know how that works for others, but it doesn't seem to do the trick for me. I can write. Give me a topic and I'll give you 1,000 words whether I know anything about the topic or not -- that's one of the things that got me through college. My problem is relating the free writing back to my own manuscript. Just doesn't seem to happen.. Monday night I decided to free write about a super power - a theme sugge...