I’ve been going through a bad spell the past few weeks. I can’t call it writer’s block, because I have a couple of in-progress projects on the go. And I can’t call it stagnation, because I have clear visions of where I want to take these projects (or, rather, where I hope they take me).
Everything feels forced and meh. I’m someone who is easily bored and I dislike predictability. And that’s how the writing feels. Predictable. Stagnant. Am I writing a good story or am I stitching words together to build an adequate quilt? At the moment, neither. It’s frustrating. And this is neither a pity party nor am I fishing for compliments. I know I can write, and when it’s there, I can feel it. But I’m not feeling it. There is passion in my thoughts, but not on the page.
I know it will come back, it always has before. And I am my own worst critic, and that critic is telling me I should take up macrame.
Meantime, I’ll keep looking for that zone. For that… something.
Ordinary Handsome 
You will get there.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Forget the macrame.
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What a mess that would make. I have the coordination of a puppy knitting socks. And the attention span. 🙂
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That’s me. Sometimes I can’t even finish a sentence!
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Oh yes. I’ve definitely been parked at that stop sign. And trying to find the right word. Why hasn’t anyone invented the right word yet!
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It’s uh, uh, uh…..crap!
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Exactly!
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What she ^^ said. Our critics stink. Maybe write a letter to your critic and tell him to shut his pie hole. As you said, it’ll pass.
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Thanks for that. I know it will. Good thing I’m stubborn. 🙂
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It usually comes back when you’re not looking for it, like lightning
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That’s true. Maybe I am looking too hard, trying to change the weather.
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I’ve been blocked too lately in moving forward in my novels. I hope it’s a productive day for you.
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I know how you feel. I am in the same position, multiple story lines started and suddenly nothing on any of them, just stagnation. The oldest is 6+ months sitting and gathering dust. 😦
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The hardest part is waiting. A lot of writing is waiting and patience. Hang in there!
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This too shall pass, my friend. With your writing skills I’d imagine you’d write amazing macrame blogs. 😉
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Thank you Jody. I’m thinking… macrame… car accident… a talking dog… robbery at the yarn store. Hmmm…. 🙂
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A dog, who is also an expert at macrame, is too busy talking on his cellphone and watching a car accident out the window he doesn’t see the masked men enter the back of his owner’s yarn store he’s supposed to be guarding…
To be continued. 😉
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Hey, you’re good at this. 🙂
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Maybe you need a muse… like chocolate. 🙂
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I should try that. Not enough chocolate in my diet. 🙂
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Been there! Recently. Chill man, it’ll come when it comes…
I sound so zen! Haha!
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🙂 Zen is good. And a vacation!
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I wish…
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Me too.
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Good luck finding the zone. It is difficult some days…weeks…months.
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Gee, I hope not. But I’m hopeful. 🙂
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When I was young and stupid I signed up for 4-H Macrame. I made an owl. Don’t ever try that. Ever.
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You have my word. More of a chance I’d take up professional ballroom dancing. With a chicken. Sober. And brag about it.
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Be more worried the chicken might brag about it 🙂
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Ha! You’re right!
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