Marsha Ward
Usually I curl up into a ball for several days, whimpering pitifully.
Then, because nobody is paying me any attention anyway, I uncurl, get up, go to my computer, open a doc file, and ask my characters what I did wrong.
Did I try to force one or more of them to do something that's not in their nature?
Did I lose sight of the true story and go chasing something down a rabbit hole?
Is there an unknown character hiding behind a bush that I should be including?
Once I know where I went wrong, or how I need to change my attitude, I usually get back on track and race forward again.
Then, because nobody is paying me any attention anyway, I uncurl, get up, go to my computer, open a doc file, and ask my characters what I did wrong.
Did I try to force one or more of them to do something that's not in their nature?
Did I lose sight of the true story and go chasing something down a rabbit hole?
Is there an unknown character hiding behind a bush that I should be including?
Once I know where I went wrong, or how I need to change my attitude, I usually get back on track and race forward again.
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