tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196270920705499712.post6516046446986636298..comments2023-04-30T15:55:35.969+01:00Comments on Susan Elliot Wright: The Writing Life - working hard but ...Susan Elliot Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330077083045451606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196270920705499712.post-86923564706103163552016-06-22T12:45:17.825+01:002016-06-22T12:45:17.825+01:00Curious enough, I picked that draft again yesterda...Curious enough, I picked that draft again yesterday and finally found the link I was missing... it was so obvious I really struggled to avoid insulting myself!!<br />Let's see how it goes now. Hopefully I'll manage to carry on til the end!Juanahttp://octobersleaf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196270920705499712.post-40520933134493529152016-06-08T10:25:19.480+01:002016-06-08T10:25:19.480+01:00Yes, this has often worked for me in the past, but...Yes, this has often worked for me in the past, but it's not working so well this time.I allowed myself a couple of weeks' total break in the hope that some clarity would come, but alas, not so far. There WILL be a way out of this, but I have yet to find it.This blog will bear witness, as always.Susan Elliot Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330077083045451606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196270920705499712.post-1060360158692830452016-06-08T10:04:54.150+01:002016-06-08T10:04:54.150+01:00I try not to underestimate the joy of just thinkin...I try not to underestimate the joy of just thinking. So I go for walks, read, dance in the kitchen, and rely on my mind so weave a way through whatever jungle it's in at the time. And (so often I've learned to trust this) the solution comes when I least expect it, and often can't write it down (such as in the shower!)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196270920705499712.post-41806518948713573432016-06-08T09:32:08.368+01:002016-06-08T09:32:08.368+01:00Yes, I can relate to this – I feel that the more I...Yes, I can relate to this – I feel that the more I'm trying to find a way through, the more stuck I'm becoming. I really must get into meditation! 100k words is a lot to put aside –did you manage to return to that story in the end, or is it still 'on ice'?Susan Elliot Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330077083045451606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196270920705499712.post-82539961803897836712016-06-07T09:56:21.315+01:002016-06-07T09:56:21.315+01:00It happened to me too. I had written some 100k wor...It happened to me too. I had written some 100k words when I accepted the "break" was not such but rather me being stuck with the writing in itself. The whole story, with its twists and sub-plots, was crystal clear in my mind but it wouldn't come out. In the end I decided to work on something else, rather than wasting further time on something that clearly had no intention to progress. The more I forced myself to find a way the more stuck I become with its writing. Try to take it easy, have some meditation sessions focused on your story and see if they may help. Sometimes they do - and in the most unpredictable ways!!Juanahttp://octobersleaf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com