February Insecure Writer's Support Group Blog Hop

[image error]I'm currently in that no man's land between first book and second book. Getting the first one published, I admit, was a tough, long, and sometimes draining journey. I thought once I got one published, everything would become much more fun and easy. And, to be truthful, it has.

Until I got stuck in that no man's land I mentioned.

What I'm finding is there is almost more pressure writing the second book than on the first. Because it has to be as good if not better than the first. You can't exactly start taking steps backwards  at this point. Also, there is a deadline–the first time I've ever had a deadline for writing. And it's approaching quickly.

I was about three-quarters of the way through the next book yesterday. Today I'm halfway through it! That's because I've had a major case of writer's block for the past two days. When I get this, I don't really know it, and I don't shut down writing completely. I just find myself going over the stuff that's written, revising what I know needs to be revised. In other words, I'm subconsciously avoiding writing anything new.

So yesterday I faced up to the fact I had the Block. I sat down with a pen and paper (I only ever use a pen and paper when I'm brainstorming notes), and started re-plotting.

I once read somewhere the beginning and the end are the easiest parts of a novel to write. The middle is where you can sink it. I find this to be true. So I was sinking a bit in the middle, but I think I've gotten out of the quagmire–though "think" is the keyword, hence the IWSG post! We'll see how it goes from here………