Writer’s Block
When the words
Play hide and seek,
And characters
Refuse to speak.
When imagination,
Rhymes and words
Disappear
Like thundering herds.
I sit and stare
At the blank page,
And turn on my
CAPS OF RAGE.
There, that’s better,
Frustration’s out,
Turn on the timer
For writing bouts.
To the finish
I must sprint,
I’d like these words
Out there in print.
Yes. I was going to post this yesterday…
Today is… day 23 of NaNoWriMo 2015. And I’ve officially drawn a blank. I putzed with Aeon Timeline to see if a purchase would be worth it. (It TOTALLY is…) I’ve scheduled four blog posts for this week. Well, Topless Tuesday is scheduled and will be on time, Wordplay Wednesday will be as well, and it’s the return of First Lines Friday. I might have slacked off on that one… just a wee bit?
Anyway, I’ve done… no story words today. Not. A. Single. One. I just don’t know what I’m going to write about. I don’t know what Vella and Rafe are up to, and I certainly don’t know how to deal with Hope and Eddie right now either. Or even Lucia and Angelo. Such fine Italian names. *sigh*
Well… there is always sharing my muses with the world, so maybe I’ll do that. Right now. Here’s Rafe and Vella, played (in my mind) by none other than Brant Daugherty and Victoria Beckham. (I mean, I’m pretty sure that’s her anyway.)
So there you have it – all the words I’ve written today. And a couple pictures of hot people.
(Let me just remind you, this was yesterday. And by the end of the day, by the time I finally turned in, I had written about 1,500 words.) Today, on the other hand, I’ve so far written about 1,900 words. And I’m still going strong – finishing scenes I stalled out on, topping off each day so they all read 2,000 or more words.
Beautiful Distraction
Giggles and smiles,
Wonder and awe,
Little hands and big eyes,
Running and screaming,
Scraped knees,
Bruises and bumps,
Crocodile tears,
“I love you, Mommy.”
“Read me a story.”
Questions 24/7.
“My tummy hurts.”
Cuddles and kisses,
Stomping feet,
Runny noses.
Blanket forts,
Interrupted sleep,
“I did it, Mama!
All by myself!”