Doing a quick one tonight because it’s late, but today…was a great day.
I did some writing. And I think I know, really for the first time, with clarity, why this Escape From Red Tower book has been so far to write. I’ve pinpointed the emotional truth that I haven’t been confronting, which is why the entire Petrick storyline has been so impossible for me to write.
The Red Robert storyline has been good and alive since the moment I started writing it. It’s always been Petrick’s story that’s been the problem. And I thought about why that was a lot today.
And…I’m getting help. I reached out to a fellow writer who’s running a mastermind group and asked about joining. He’s written a lot more books than I have, and he’s a fellow Story Grid Editor…well, almost “fellow.” I haven’t received certification yet. Yet. Hopefully soon.
Anyway, I need some help to figure this stuff out. And, taking that step today, maaannn…it made me feel so much closer to actually finishing this book. I had the thought that I wished I’d done this sooner–asking for help–but I set that aside pretty quickly. No regrets. I’m here now, and all I want is to finish; to do the story right.
It was a great day today.
Night.