A Critical Scene

I have been struggling with my story, feeling 'blocked'... not that I believe in writers block. I was trying to just push through and write past my block, but it was harder than usual. It took me a couple of weeks to realise that although I'm at the very start of the story, I am about to write a very critical scene that sets up the whole book.
Derr! :)
Today, I acknowledged the importance of the scene, and voila (!) the words came. Not the perfect words... only a first draft for sure... but words that have value as a starting point to build better words then, hopefully, fantastic words that drive the reader through the book...

chapter 2 woohoo!

I have written the first 2 chapters! Woohoo!!!
I can't tell you how amazing it feels to be in the rhythm of writing a book again. I am loving telling my story, allowing the words to flow out through my fingers. I love having a plan and the fact I have plotted much of the book out already. I'm not finding this restrictive, and I did wonder if I would.
I am really pushing forward with my January 2010 deadline in my mind all the time. I'm just getting it written.

planning and plotting

I am loving this planning and plotting the book before I race into the chapter writing. It feels really good to know what shape and size and feel my chapters will need to take before I start.
This is going to give me more confidence as I write.

I am working my way through a series of questions about my main character. Getting to know what she is like... her favourites, what has happened to her to make her who she is, what she thinks about life, the universe and everything. Also, really a interesting idea I found in a writing book... 'what my mc thinks she is like and then what she is REALLY like' great, huh? I guess I could also write a paragraph having her best friend describe her, and her mum describing her... hmmm

sick...

I've had a sick tummy for a couple of days... it's really hard to write when your head is spinning and your tummy is... never mind lol

mc

my mc needs flesh and blood and bones...
she needs width and bredth and colour...
i want to know her better... hmmm, i should say i need to write about her and create her and DECIDE who she is... the way I want her to be.
the readers should like her and be on her side, see her vulnerability and relate to her

it is so hard to write today...

it is 38 degrees in my house and i am just too melty to write... which sucks bigtime because i am really into my book... plotting, characters... all going sooooo well... yeehaaah!

i'm looking for the best way to make my writing bite sized each day... this new way of writing - being in charge completely - is wonderful... and i will need to make a new daily goal to suit it.

i used to write about 2000 words a day... which works well for the old 'flow' system of writing... now that i'm in charge, i need a new way to measure my daily progress... hmmm

maybe a list written the day before?
maybe a big list and i pluck tasks off it daily?
i like that one... it's liberating and yet keeps me on task!

this blog is so helpful! it's like a little writers therapist online!