I am trying out a new writers' support group tomorrow night, and I'm horribly afraid I'm going to forget to go. I'm applying to grad school, and the stress and paperwork are sucking up every available brain cell. I hardly notice what's going on around me, I was a disaster at keeping count of how many spaces I'd moved in Eurorails last night, and all I can think about is how on earth I'm going to get X form in by Y date. I'm amazed I got a chapter done last week - I'll probably go back and read it and find that I haven't written a chapter of my novel at all but a postmodern cross between a personal statement and a horror comic.
I wish I were a better multi-tasker! It seems like multi-tasking is a vital skill for a writer to have, and yet I just don't have it. Suggestions for developing an ability to multi-task???
In other news, I added a new gadget (oh horrors! she's discovering all the gadgets!) that's supposed to generate random images to help break down writer's block. I know nothing about it, but I figured it sounded better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Let me know if you find it helpful; alternatively, let me know if it generates anything obscene or offensive, and I'll take it down.
Hang in there, Michelle! The road will smooth out and your writing will shine!!
ReplyDeleteThe gadget gave me "A gaunt vagabond is begging change without a contraceptive." Uh, okay. Actually, the gadget's paragraphs remind of Snoopy's "It Was A Dark And Stormy Night", the way they seem to go in several directions at once . . .
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've noticed that they're more like random words fished out of a bag than actual prompts. Eh.
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