Writer's Block

I have written enough now that I am confusing myself. I keep forgetting which character has which problems, and I find myself typing the wrong name. I also made the doctor's wife's father a contractor, and then a few chapters later he was a doctor. He is a multi-talented fellow!

When I get a real big brain block, I will type xxxxx to remind me that I am skipping over something. Sometimes I start a new chapter. With Microsoft Word, you can use chapters to jump around in your manuscript. It makes it easier to go back and look at my previous work.

I am finding all sorts of new ways to procrastinate. I am writing many more messages to the Writer's group than usual. One person made a comment about the number of words they wasted writing e-mail. So I counted them.

I think we are collecting a group of World Class procrastinators.

One beauty of NaNo, and the reason you must complete it in the space of one month, is that we are all in the same boat. We come up with the same obstacles. It's wonderful to have somebody to talk to who knows what you are feeling and experiencing.