In The Zone

Last week I was having a little trouble writing my novel. I had finally gotten past the midway point and I thought it was smooth sailing from there. Now, you would think that after writing numerous novels and stories, I would realize by now that you NEVER can assume ANYTHING.

So, like I said, I was stuck a bit. I wasn’t sure where I was going with the external conflict. The internal/couple conflict was working well, but the external/bad guy conflict was deflating.

What to do? What to do?

I started to think about options A & B. If I do this, then this happens. If I do that, then that happens. You get the idea. I finally chose a path and sat down to write. And write I did – 6000 words in two days. Hot diggity dog!

I love it when I get in the zone. It doesn’t happen often and I have to savor it when it does. I especially love when I keep writing because I can’t wait to see what is going to happen. Silly since I’m the author, right?

Not so much. I have a general idea where I am heading, but the fun is the nuances that bring the couple even closer together. The perfect scenes that let us savor the growing relationships and beating the bad guy on top of it!

Hopefully this will continue until the end of the book. I find if I am really enjoy writing a particular scene, those are the ones that readers like as well.

So fingers crossed that I stay in the zone!