Writer's Block

Day 9

For me, Nano is a huge writing exercise. My goals are to write freely without filtering content, use active verbs, make sure my dialog is in first person, and all narrative is in the third person. As for the rest, anything goes. When I get stuck, I start writing whatever I'm thinking.

I keep telling myself, "Do not go back and edit until after November."

A surprising reaction is happening when I write. I'll get to a point where it actually feels physically impossible to continue. I put myself into the place of the patient and try to write what she is feeling. Then I start having the feelings myself. Sometimes I have to stop and writing something else for awhile before I can go back and continue.