:: redirecting thought and energy ::
It's all material. Direct it all into your novel. That's what you have characters for - to subject them to things, right? So what if it turns into chick lit urban fantasy - that's not so bad, that's almost kind of a new genre sort of but not really. At least it would be different. Maybe it doesn't distract the mind, but at least it turns it into something quasi-productive/worthwhile.
Word count too depressing to post. See me after I use my story as therapy.
Word count too depressing to post. See me after I use my story as therapy.