Oh yes, January.
Jan. 11th, 2007 06:49 pmFeeling discouraged with novel I'm working on.
It's dull and lifeless. Although I continue to plod though, it feels rather clinical and lacking in emotion. Is it even a good idea to continue with it like that.
Actually those two paragraphs are from an old post from January 13th last year.
On January 12, 2005 I find:
Haven't felt like doing anything lately, even writing in here :(
Similar grumbles and sad faces for 2002, 2001. Every .... January, every .... year.
Except this year, I'm getting grumbly because it's taking 2 or 3 days to rewrite a scene.I am writing though. This is good. Very good. I just have to remember that I usually stall at this time of year and not kick myself for slowing down a bit.
I also think keeping a writing journal might be a good idea. Looking back at all those January entries and seeing I'm doing better than usual is a major boost. Looking back at how I managed to put aside a novel I'd been working on for years and move onto a new WIP helped when I did the same thing last month. Old battles. Already fought, and won once. I can do it again.
It's dull and lifeless. Although I continue to plod though, it feels rather clinical and lacking in emotion. Is it even a good idea to continue with it like that.
Actually those two paragraphs are from an old post from January 13th last year.
On January 12, 2005 I find:
Haven't felt like doing anything lately, even writing in here :(
Similar grumbles and sad faces for 2002, 2001. Every .... January, every .... year.
Except this year, I'm getting grumbly because it's taking 2 or 3 days to rewrite a scene.I am writing though. This is good. Very good. I just have to remember that I usually stall at this time of year and not kick myself for slowing down a bit.
I also think keeping a writing journal might be a good idea. Looking back at all those January entries and seeing I'm doing better than usual is a major boost. Looking back at how I managed to put aside a novel I'd been working on for years and move onto a new WIP helped when I did the same thing last month. Old battles. Already fought, and won once. I can do it again.
