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Have you ever done something different writing-wise because it sounded like such a good idea in your head but no matter how hard you try to get it on paper, it just never hooks you? Like you get excited thinking about it and plotting it and then you sit down to write and before you know it, you've emptied out the junk drawer, organized it and moved on to the bathroom cabinet. And a week later, your manuscript has like 2,000 words, but your house is sparkling clean.
That's me with this new Victorian fantasy MG I'm calling Bird. I reallyreallyreally love the idea, but I can't seem to sit down and write it and I'm only at the beginning! Beginnings are my favorite part! If it feels like a chore already, surely that's a bad sign!
So today, I copied and pasted the first chapter into a new document and I started completely over. And instead of using a thirteen-year-old MC in third person, I used a sixteen-year-old MC in first person. Before I knew it, I had three pages single spaced. Maybe I'm just not meant to write MG fiction?
Or it could be I need a writing break and my brain is telling me to slow down. Or it could be that I miss Ashley and Kahne from Possession. Possession sequel, maybe...
That's me with this new Victorian fantasy MG I'm calling Bird. I reallyreallyreally love the idea, but I can't seem to sit down and write it and I'm only at the beginning! Beginnings are my favorite part! If it feels like a chore already, surely that's a bad sign!
So today, I copied and pasted the first chapter into a new document and I started completely over. And instead of using a thirteen-year-old MC in third person, I used a sixteen-year-old MC in first person. Before I knew it, I had three pages single spaced. Maybe I'm just not meant to write MG fiction?
Or it could be I need a writing break and my brain is telling me to slow down. Or it could be that I miss Ashley and Kahne from Possession. Possession sequel, maybe...