Writer’s block and rewrites

Last week, I was struggling between a birthday party I organised for our five-year-old daughter and just having no inspiration or will to even open the computer. The editing process feels like such a grind for me. I found myself constantly wanting to line edit, which is probably why Chapter 2 felt so wrong.

Chapter 2 has been such an issue from the get-go. I really liked the direction it was taking and the action, but in many ways, it didn’t make sense with the rest of the story. It felt like too much, and like we were spending too long focusing on the wrong things. Because of that, it would be too long until we meet our second FMC.

So, this morning, we decided to rewrite it completely.

What’s annoying is that last night, I was writing and writing and editing it before I even realised it was too long. We have to cut some things.

So, the good news is that we now have a plan for Chapter 2, and it makes a lot more sense. The bad news is I went to bed too late, and now I’m sick.