Writing is hard. I know you are all probably too aware of this, but I would just like to state it for the world to know. This is not an easy “hobby”, this writing thing, and man am I being reminded of this. As I mentioned in this post, I enjoy “having written” more than the writing process. I am not one of those ones who feel as though they would die if they didn’t express themselves with the written word. I think I could walk away tomorrow and lead a perfectly happy life. That said, I do enjoy a challenge and writing (creating something from nothing) is about a tough a challenge mentally as I can come up with.
I’m pretty sure the difficulty I’m having right now is because I jinxed myself in this post: Writer’s Block. I don’t think I’m experiencing writer’s block in the normal sense, more like the type described in this post on the blog Quantum Storytelling.
Anyhow, I’m working through this and I think I’ll be OK. I’m writing a little bit at a time, reading some short stories for ideas, and researching “pacing” on the internet. Oh, and I’m trying to avoid the television.