Hello everyone,
How are you all doing? How is November treating you so far? I hope it’s going well. For me I can hardly believe that we are two weeks in! Which means Christmas is coming and I can’t wait.
Since I last wrote a personal blog post (which feels like many moons ago), I have completed book #1 of my next romance series Romance in The City. It’s in editorial and with Beta Readers. Last night I sat down to continue writing for The Suspenseful Collection volume #2 with my co -author Didi Oviatt. Do you know I could not write a Goddamn thing LOL. I don’t know what came over me. Have I been writing too much romance? I felt like I lost my suspense and thriller edge (if that’s possible) ….I just got distracted by the Internet and started watching make-up videos on YouTube…. so I gave up and focused on my book cover instead, for the romance novella. I brainstormed a few ideas and felt a bit better for doing something productive.
So far, for Nanowrimo I slowed a little in week #2. But this weekend the aim is to get back into it. If you’re participating in Nanowrimo how are you doing? Are you knee deep in words or struggling creatively? Either way may the creativity be with you this November!
Any tips on how to claim back my suspenseful edge? I was trying to craft a wicked crime scene with strong characters… something I pride myself on actually ! Last night every story I started I deleted. In my head I said I can’t send that to Didi to finish writing on…. If I do…..
Before: Didi
After reading….
She’ll get on Skype and be like‘ WTF is that Kim, you expect me to finish writing that. LOL’
The lights are on, but nobody is home! Who stole my suspenseful edge give it back!! I hardly experience writer’s block, but when you write blindly with a co-author as a ‘panster’ , with no planning or discussion it’s such a challenge. Didi is so great at this her writing style is more panster than mine. Help!! The next collection has a lot to live up to from the first lot of stories, I am determine to blow you all away again. I’ll give it a few hours and get back behind the laptop, hopefully with my creativity strapped to my pants this time.
#writersproblems
#writerslife
Author, Kim Knight 
I have no magic wand, but when I get stuck it’s usually because a) I’ve reached a point where I have to step back, do some brainstorming, and make some decisions about where my story is going; or b) I’m just not into the story I’m trying to force myself to write. If b) I’ve sometimes had to abandon my project entirely. Hopefully you won’t have to resort to b). With luck, you’re already over your block.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I can always relay on you for sound advice Ed. I will step back I think, then go back in next weekend. I’ll let you know if I get my groove back. Hope you’re well?
LikeLike
Writer’s block is the worst! Author Ian McEwan says he prefers to call it “hesitation” rather than a block – I find that helpful, somehow 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Now there’s a new one ‘hesitation’ humm. I wonder what I might be hesitating about, something to reflect on. Thanks for the feedback.
LikeLiked by 1 person