My writing streak has hit a BIG wall today. I've been sitting at the computer for an hour, and I think I've put a sum total of five words on the page. Time to go outside and visit the real world. Take a trip to the garden store and buy some more mulch. Treat the kids to lunch out, maybe go to the pool or see a movie...
I'm banning myself from this chair until after dinner!
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- Nora MacFarlane
- I am a 6th grade Language Arts Teacher. I love to write, read, garden, and quilt. If I can squeeze any of these into the day, it's been a good day.
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Books I've Read in 2014
- MICHAEL VEY: THE PRISONER OF CELL 25, Richard Paul Evans
- SILVERN, Christina Farley
- FAIREST, Chanda Hahn
- BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE, Maggie Stiefvater
- MADE FOR YOU, Melissa Marr
- UNENCHANTED, Chanda Hahn
- TIMEBOUND, Rysa Walker
- MOCKINGBIRD, Kathryn, Erskine
- MISS PEREGRINE'S SCHOOL FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, Ransom Riggs
- GILDED, Christina Farley
- THE UNFAIREST OF THEM ALL, Shannon Hale
- CRESS, Marissa Meyer
- OUT OF MY MIND, Sharon Draper
- OUT OF THE DUST, Karen Hesse
- ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY, Mildred D. Taylor
- THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, Christopher Paul Curtis
- OUT OF THE EASY, Ruta Sepetys
- WONDER, R.J. Palacio
- GREGOR THE OVERLANDER, Suzanne Collins
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7 comments:
The good news is that you have nowhere to go now except unstuck.
My guess is that you wrote a lot, now your brain is off on vacation for a bit to recover. Usually when that happens, your momentum comes back and you'll get a ton written.
When in doubt, introduce a flying purple people eater into the plot line ;)
That sounds like a perfect plan! And maybe the physical activity will get your creative juices flowing again.
yep. writer's block. but it's not terminal.
Yep, taking a bit of a break is a good. Enjoy.
Hi Nora,
Sorry to hijack this thread. It's the 3 rd week of the Complete Your Draft Contest. I hope you are busy cranking up those words!! Come by Anne Marie's LJ and let us know how you did!
Onward.
Lesley
NORA: Have you been to John Green's blog today? What's going on in OH? You must stop it!
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