During the process of writing the novel I discovered that when I got hung up on a part of the story and just couldn't seem to work my way past it, it was because it WASN'T WORKING. You'd think this would be obvious, and yet somehow I missed it. Then, one day out of frustration I sat down with the section I was having issues with and cut out the last scene and started rewriting. Voila! Suddenly my story is flowing again!
Another time all my creative juices are flowing? When I'm at work, it's 10am and I'm data entrying away with nothing to occupy my mind, and I'm bouncing out of my seat because of that delicious caramel latte I just consumed. That's the time I want to write most, and since I can't I write it in my head. Good ideas have come from these times, as have pages and pages of writing that were lost since they never got typed out. If I could only do that at home when I'm not working, I'd have more finished pieces.
My story ideas usually hit me when I'm drifting off to sleep, going potty or taking a shower. Never have anything to write with at that point, which drives me nuts. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteMy novella that I'm working on came when I was drifting off to sleep a few weeks ago. I let it percolate and when I couldn't stand it anymore I had to write it. Thankfully, work was slow for the most part, so I got a lot done. Still, frustrating when you CAN'T write, no matter how much you want to.