I am stuck at a plot impasse for my book I'm working on; it's a very rough and clumsy beginning, but I think it's a great storyline that will form a very enjoyable novel.
As is so typical of my personality, when I get stuck on something, I put it away and try to pretend it doesn't exist. Just like with my guitar practicing, I was smoothly sailing along, loving it, and then Rick said it's time to learn barre cords. I don't know if you are familiar with barre cords, but they are VERY hard! So, of course, I haven't picked up the guitar for months. See, when things get challenging, and I have to work hard to conquer something, I just close my eyes, cover my ears and wait for it to go away. I'll pick it up again, but I hate that I just hide when things get tough.
Needless to say, I haven't worked on the book for some time; instead, I have been writing a few short stories, trying to pretend the book isn't sitting there gathering dust (figuratively, it's on my laptop), trying not to think about the characters growing stale and not speaking. I know what I want to happen; the plot is clear in my mind--the story's raison d'etre--but I am stumped on how to make it happen.
Oh well; I'll figure it out. I will not let myself sabotage this, because I truly believe this book could be great. It needs to be finished; I have to write this. I start school next week, and I'm sure I will learn some tricks in my creative writing class to help me pull this off.
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