tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post2162178842614667211..comments2024-01-02T06:39:28.476-06:00Comments on erica and christy-two moms. two teachers. two writers. one blog.: 50% done and, uh, stuckerica and christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-78971714168194723562010-11-13T11:34:59.094-06:002010-11-13T11:34:59.094-06:00kangaroobee - a rhyming mg novel??!! Wow, what a p...kangaroobee - a rhyming mg novel??!! Wow, what a project - good luck and I can't wait to find out more about it!<br /><br />Adina - right?!<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-27200534124954662252010-11-13T04:41:40.626-06:002010-11-13T04:41:40.626-06:00Good luck with that second half and final sprint t...Good luck with that second half and final sprint to the end!<br /><br />I can't say I have a particular middle of the book hump which is hard to get over. But I do periodically get blocked and have to work on breaking through and getting going again. Unfortunately it can strike at any time...beginning, middle or end. And then there are those 'necessary' bits which you have to write because they tell the reader something important or explain what the heck is going on, but nothing really spicy is happening and you just don't feel inspired. Sigh. I love it when the words just flow. Why can't that be all the time? ;-)Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-57556384699059860842010-11-13T01:01:48.393-06:002010-11-13T01:01:48.393-06:00Love the way you told us in pictures, hope the res...Love the way you told us in pictures, hope the rest of the book is easier to write. I'm not doing NanoWriMo but I am trying to write a rhyming MG novel and I got stuck a couple of days ago so I decided to work on query letters for two pbs coming ready soon. I hate query letters but it was better than banging my head against a wall with my ms, so now I have something to do when I get stuck in my novel. Edit obs and do query letters. And what do you know I had an idea to move forward with my novel too. In awe of you NanoWriMo people, good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-79078894152690942252010-11-10T23:20:58.258-06:002010-11-10T23:20:58.258-06:00Christy, I know what you mean and I love your pict...Christy, I know what you mean and I love your picture story! But, I remember getting to that half way point and thinking, what now? and being so overwhelmed with how much more I had to do. Now I'm almost done and I see the end in sight. But now I'm like, I just want to be done! But I can't rush it, you know? But yes, the last half is definitely worse than the first half.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-75795927960745385892010-11-10T21:43:57.983-06:002010-11-10T21:43:57.983-06:00erica-glad you have a method that works for you. n...erica-glad you have a method that works for you. now you just need more time to do it in!<br /><br />thanks, heather...and you're welcome!<br /><br />yay joanna. glad you stopped by!<br /><br />THAT is encouraging, hart. well, the further proof that i'm not alone is. not sure that i want to get stuck in the middle every book for the next 6 books. :0) but by then i'm sure i'll have a smoother way to go around the big daunting block. and yes, even on my first ms, the sprint at the end is and remains crap.<br /><br />thanks, golden eagle (need to check on your real name!) and michael! i LOVE sending you pages. you're the best critquer ever!<br /><br />jeffrey, the next time i'm stuck i will visualize this and give it a try with my chunk of plot that's in my way (or lack there of)...i'll see what fragments i come up with! thanks!<br /><br />joanne--THANK YOU! that is very nice! thanks to frankie, too! how interesting, you had the reverse problem i have!erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-60612835088248583892010-11-10T21:20:00.825-06:002010-11-10T21:20:00.825-06:00What a great post! I just found your blog through ...What a great post! I just found your blog through Frankie's.<br /><br />I had terrible writer's block throughout the first half of my novel, but the second half went much faster.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-35125390408306222152010-11-10T17:47:38.405-06:002010-11-10T17:47:38.405-06:00Whenever I have to deal with a huge block of ice, ...Whenever I have to deal with a huge block of ice, I just drop it on the ground and let it smash into tiny pieces. The same principle holds true for writer's block. I just drop it and let it explode into small fragments, then carry on my way with the writing.Jeff Beeslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935580053176710609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-19555430165670650322010-11-10T17:14:12.892-06:002010-11-10T17:14:12.892-06:00Hart - at least you can tell the difference betwee...Hart - at least you can tell the difference between where you want it to be and the crap that might be your 1st draft (um, your words, not mine, I haven't read yours!). If I go back and think "God that was crap" while I'm writing, out it goes, and the ruminating about it begins. Then again, I'm not on book 8 - maybe I can learn yet!!! Just move on, erica, just move on. . .erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-64855574754010704582010-11-10T16:56:30.995-06:002010-11-10T16:56:30.995-06:00Happy to hear you're over your slump.... Does ...Happy to hear you're over your slump.... Does that me more pages for me? I hope so.<br /><br />Loved all the pics. Too funny!<br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-44160408794784410242010-11-10T13:05:21.696-06:002010-11-10T13:05:21.696-06:00Good for you for getting past that writer's bl...Good for you for getting past that writer's block!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-45061958135136771012010-11-10T12:18:41.676-06:002010-11-10T12:18:41.676-06:00teehee--Oh, so true! Somewhere between the 50% ma...teehee--Oh, so true! Somewhere between the 50% mark and the 75% mark I always hit a spot where every word is painful. I am at 50% in my NaNoWriMo, so believe me. I know. (though last night I plotted about 4 more chapters, so on this one, I may make that 75% before feeling like I want to die.<br /><br />Every single book has been this way. I am writing book 8--they have ALL had this. I discovered last book though, that if I just LET IT BE CRAP and fix it in the rewrite, it isn't too bad. So that is my plan this time. LET. IT. BE. CRAP.<br /><br />The sprint at the end is a FABULOUS rush. (until you realize that ALSO is crap and needs rewriting just as badly *shifty*)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-64410296664237181082010-11-10T12:10:55.772-06:002010-11-10T12:10:55.772-06:00good for you and this post worked for me, I did no...good for you and this post worked for me, I did not have to read, I just looked at the pictures.<br />Good luck with your WIPJoanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-23723231330488312412010-11-10T11:52:01.398-06:002010-11-10T11:52:01.398-06:00Congrats on breaking through the barrier! Thanks f...Congrats on breaking through the barrier! Thanks for the encouragement!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-14743518420888285842010-11-10T11:18:05.489-06:002010-11-10T11:18:05.489-06:00I try not to think of it as a road block, but more...I try not to think of it as a road block, but more like I'm stuck in a cul-de-sac right now. I go round-and-round with ideas to further the story, then delete it and try another angle. My next idea is to skip forward about 10 pages, write where I want to be (and what I have planned), then work backwards to find out what needs to happen to get my mc there.<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-53517348719297094412010-11-10T06:41:28.121-06:002010-11-10T06:41:28.121-06:00Thanks, Theresa. Yes, the elusive middle. I'm...Thanks, Theresa. Yes, the elusive middle. I'm glad you have a method that works for you to get over your case of writer's block! christyerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-50060103342650641212010-11-10T05:28:41.258-06:002010-11-10T05:28:41.258-06:00I'm glad you made it over your writer's bl...I'm glad you made it over your writer's block. That often happens to me. I sit on it for a few days and think. I always know the beginning and have a pretty good idea of the end, but sometimes the middle eludes me for a little bit.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com