I have a theory. The term "writer's block" is bad luck, a curse, a jinx. I never use it anymore. Instead, I call what most people call a "block" a "detour". Because detour implies that you will get back on track eventually, just take a usually longer way and more time to get there.
Well, I've been taking a long ass detour lately. And it bugs the hell out of me. Because I know where I want to go and what I want to happen. It just... doesn't come out when I sit down to write.
Maybe my "car" has broken down. *grimaces*
I also hate to force myself to write. That very rarely produces the best work. Sooo....
Still stuck at 49 pages.
However, the news is a glorious thing. I was watching Good Day Sacramento the other morning, and it gave me a solution to the problem I was having before. See, in my rewrites, I've added a lot of new material. I've also taken out several things too, one of which was an underground fight being busted. Instead, I've decided to send my main character, Vivi, on something of a side-case. Which is where the news came in. Since the story takes place in Sacramento, it just seemed to work so well. Plus, it was said to be "suspicious" or something. So off goes my imagination. How it could work into the story, several little factors....
It started with firemen, actually. =D Led to Shifters. Led to investigations for the explosion. Led to - solution for problem.
Only now my fingers seem to shut down when I stare at that word doc page.
FAIL.
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