I am so easily distracted sometimes, I feel like a small child.
Things currently distracting me from writing:
- crochet
- cross-stitch
- baking
- Thai boxing
- Downton Abbey
Feeble, I know. In the absence of inspirational flashes I really struggle to make myself write. But those flashes are few and far between at the moment so I need to keep kicking myself into gear and just keep up the writing.
My plan is to dig out my old 'How To Be A Writer' book and do one of the exercises in it before Monday. It'll be better than nothing.
Thursday 13 June 2013
Friday 7 June 2013
I think too much
In a fit of utter boredom I googled 'writing prompts'. There are some awful, AWFUL writing prompts out there.But that's not the point of this. The point is that one prompt stood out to me:
There was once a chance I didn't take.
It seems simple enough doesn't it. It probably is simple enough, but my brain will not let it go.
I get writing about a chance that you did take. You gave the guy your number and he called you, it blossomed into the most wonderful love ever, you got married, he cheated on you, you divorced him and moved to Brazil. Logical.
But how do you write a whole story about a chance you didn't take? You could have given him your number, but didn't so you never saw him again...
Where's the story? This is really bugging me. It's two or three days since I did that Google search and I cannot let it go. How can I possibly write about I chance I didn't take?
There was once a chance I didn't take.
It seems simple enough doesn't it. It probably is simple enough, but my brain will not let it go.
I get writing about a chance that you did take. You gave the guy your number and he called you, it blossomed into the most wonderful love ever, you got married, he cheated on you, you divorced him and moved to Brazil. Logical.
But how do you write a whole story about a chance you didn't take? You could have given him your number, but didn't so you never saw him again...
Where's the story? This is really bugging me. It's two or three days since I did that Google search and I cannot let it go. How can I possibly write about I chance I didn't take?
Monday 3 June 2013
Inspiration
Last Sunday I took part in the Race for Life. It was incredibly hard and made me feel sick but it was worth it because I raised over £500 for Cancer Research.
It was also worth it because it gave me an idea for a story. Not like a competition brief where I ponder over the idea for days or weeks and then plod through writing the story. A proper, flash of light, couldn't write fast enough to keep up with my imagination, solid idea.
I cannot explain how amazing it felt to be writing like that again. It makes me feel like maybe I am a writer after all.
The inspiration and story both made me cry though. Hopefully next time I get a flash it won't be so personal or painful.
It was also worth it because it gave me an idea for a story. Not like a competition brief where I ponder over the idea for days or weeks and then plod through writing the story. A proper, flash of light, couldn't write fast enough to keep up with my imagination, solid idea.
I cannot explain how amazing it felt to be writing like that again. It makes me feel like maybe I am a writer after all.
The inspiration and story both made me cry though. Hopefully next time I get a flash it won't be so personal or painful.
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