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I stand at the edge of a cliff… staring out at space.
See all those points of light? That’s what’s happening in my head. All the possibilities of what I can do next… story ideas, new manuscripts, old manuscripts… not one screaming any louder than the rest. What do I do? Where do I go?
I wish a path would appear before me… calm, inviting, one that fits just right…
I don’t have to be able to see the end, but somewhere solid to place my feet. Or heck…
Even a tougher climb, but a clear way to go. (And I have in real life made this hike… to the top of Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park, Utah, if you haven’t been there… GO! You don’t have to climb this, but it’s gorgeous there. And yes you hike along that ridge.)
Imma just hangin out in limbo… waiting for a few rejections… in the aftermath of pitchwars…
I have a goal to post a story on wattpad… going to do that. But first I must peruse all my semi-complete stories. I’ll do a bit of CPing, because I love it.
There’s a MG fantasy, a NA horror, NA fantasy, possible revisions for my YA fantasy Doors, and a sequel to Doors swirling in my head. A complete YA magical realism manuscript waits for revisions… a (very old) YA fantasy in rough draft stage lurks in my computer.
I am having mucho fun writing horror lately.
I will start to research a few things and see if I can’t spark interest in my brain, which is strangely calm considering. Japanese myths and demons tug at my brain for that horror idea. The land of No Where for my MG sounds interesting too. Maybe I can get those gray-cells going, create a path out of the nothing. I do love creating. Waiting for inspiration to speak up might push me into panic. How long can I putter around before, well…
Or hubs finally tells me to GET A REAL JOB!
Anyone else out there floating about in limbo? Why is inspiration so quiet?
*feeds inspiration chocolate*
I think the stage where we’re conjuring up a new idea is a fun one to be in. So many possibilities! But I’ve had to quiet that phase so that I continue to make progress in my WIP. I’m a one-project-at-a-time sort of gal.
Have fun brain-storming!
I shall. š Hopefully something plants itself in my brain. Ew. That sounds gross.
That might be your story line right there. š
Something will speak up and spark the urge to put fingers to keys. You’ve been on writing overload. Maybe the little grey cells need a moment to ferment:)
Which is exactly why I am not panicking… just wondering… š
I totally hear you! I have been floating in limbo myself for a while. I need to finish my novel but can’t seem to get there. I’ve been blaming it on the summer-to-fall transition. Maybe since nature is in limbo right now, we are choosing to match her energy? š
I kinda like limbo… for the moment. lol
I think the downtime is just as important as the times of inspiration. Letting your brain rest and do whatever it needs, because I believe so resolutely that you need balance in everything. Something will catch soon! In the meantime, read, draw, be inspired in other ways and soon it will click when your mind is ready! š
Thanks! I do believe I will find my path. š Especially with you on my side.
This is what my brain is like all the time. If I don’t make a list, I get bogged down in the mental mayhem. Too many ideas, too little time!
The swirling confusion of the mind… what a mess.