Today I actually texted my friend telling her I was trying to write, but I could not get the words for formulate in my head. I was having word block, which is an extent of writers block that comes not because I can't get the ideas to formulate but rather I can't get the different ideas to come together when I put them into words. In other words (ironic pun?), I have the thoughts and the want to write but I lack the wording that makes it make sense. SO I end up sitting there trying to figure out a way to make him walk across the street or think of something.
There is another type of writers block which I will call ideal block. This one is a bit less explanation heavy. To be simple, the writer can't come up with an idea to write about and so he/she/it (it being the author of Twilight...) just sits there trying to think of what the damn characters will do next. This one is actually much harder for me to end up in as I usually have the end of the story in my mind before I know the beginning. I don't know why, but I tend to think of the ending before I get there. Even for the current one I am writing, I have a sort of selected ending I'd like to reach.
Now the reason this story has gone on longer than any other I've tried to write is simple, the ending is interesting (and twisty like a lemon) but the middle is extremely creative to come up with. There is person standing on a street in this story, doing nothing for ten minutes as the bus comes (and yes I have written about that... it was colorful and I think it makes people think I might be high when I write). It is about a person diving deep into one of my favorite subjects and seeing what happens, going places where I know the scenery but I want to see what they do. So in a way, I keep myself interested by pushing the main character forward. I know, crazy but it works.
Anyway, I had word block and I was really trying hard to get to the next part even though I couldn't make it. In one hours time I wrote about 500 words. Now in the same hour length of time I was writing tonight (and I actually had to break the word block I had created last time in the book) and I ended up writing just under 1500 words. It is pretty obvious why I stopped writing earlier and did something else, where nine out of ten times it is better to stop and go find something else to do until the word block passes.
At any rate, I'm back on writing and I'm way far behind to make my goal still. Maybe if I keep writing like crazy and insert random blahs here, then I can make it. Hurray. Let's all celebrate anyway after. Also, note that I wrote this before midnight, which is unusual for me but I wanted that to be clearly stated.
Words for the Month: 22,778 / 40,000
Total Words: 62,821
PS - Stupid math making me think how I actually could possibly make this month if I tried better...
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