A Writing Puzzlement
Okay, so I'll be the first to admit that I have not written much fiction. I've recently had a strange experience, and I was wondering if anyone can shed any light on what the deal is. The drabbles I've written so far have either been cute little humorous jokes or cloyingly sweet SSHG family fluff. For these pieces I sat down at my word processor and wrote a rough draft, let it sit for a few days as I looked at it and tightened it up, etc. Then I posted it. Lately I've been working on a larger set of drabbles that has a more serious tone to it. For some reason when I sit down at the computer to write it's like struggling for every word, but if I sit and write it out by hand, the words just seem to flow. Has anyone had a similar experience? Does this whole writing process get any easier with time? It's not that I don't enjoy writing, but for me getting even 100 words down is a struggle. I can't imagine writing several thousand.