by Ira | Nov 4, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I touched the abyss this weekend. I realize that now…and it actually made me feel better. I know that’s weird to say, but this is how… The abyss, it would seem for me, is working, working and working and not making progress. It’s being stuck....
by Ira | Nov 3, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I feel…much better today. Still anxious. Still unsure. But the depression is better. Thank lord. I realized something, though, yesterday in the depths of that depression: quitting is an option. I don’t have to do anything. I get to decide. And...
by Ira | Nov 2, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I sometimes wonder if I would be happier if I gave up writing. It’s just so hard. I’m up against the same block with this story. It’s one central relationship, and I can’t wrap my brain around it, and it makes everything so unpleasant. It sucks...
by Ira | Nov 1, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
My first ever perfect week of writing. I wish I felt more exuberant about it, but I’m bogged down on a scene currently and thus I’m grumpy about my writing. Sigh… Feeling burned out. Looking forward to a weekend of recharging....
by Ira | Oct 31, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I think I may have nailed the central conflict between hero and villain in my book series. Finally. The villain has been so obscured to me thus far. I realized that I needed to wrap my brain around who he is, what he wants, what he represents and why. Particularly...
