Part of being a writer is discovering what it takes to get you writing. For me its setting small goals and challenges towards getting an idea on paper.

Most recently I have been mulling over a story idea for some time and early this week I set the groundwork to writing it. Over the last three days every attempt at writing has staggered to a frustrating halt at little over five hundred words. The beginning is often the hardest, when the mood and feel of the story is so bright in my mind but what comes out is abysmal in comparison. Thankfully I have learned enough about myself in the recent years to know that I just have to push through it until some gold starts gleaming through the debris.

Today, it finally did. I set a word goal of 9k and I finally broke through 5k. From the looks of it the story  will top out at around 10-12k  but I am just glad to be writing. More about the plot in the coming days. Stay tuned.

Happy Hump Day

MNS