The short answer is no. I keep writing, keep foraging onward. But what about when a project hits a wall and there is no going around it? Or when your story just isn't as exciting as you thought it might be?
My old answer was to move onto something else and finish that writing later. It's lead to scores of half composed shorts and novels clogging up my computer. I'm trying to keep pushing on and finding the bright light at the end of the tunnel. What is the worst that can happen? A rejection letter?
My short story "A Golden Alliance" is hitting a few of these walls. I know what has to happen in the scene, but it isn't coming across as thrilling as it plays in my head. Being so close to the end makes it even more frustrating. The deadline is just over a week away and I have about 500 words left. Yet such such hard words.
I wanted to write a story in the vein of conniving political schemes, but between elves and goblins instead of old men. The events here lead up to the pinnacle of the trilogy following the elven assassin Tirithviel, and her missions lay the groundwork for the final book of the Hawke series. It all lines up perfectly in my head like dominoes...but the words aren't coming. This scene is reading like bickering teenagers pretending to be mature, which does describe them in a manner of speaking. I only wish it could come off more sophisticated.
The words will come out anyway. They usually do. I can only hope they are the right ones this time. I hate rewriting. It always makes me feel like I wasted time writing, where as line edits make me feel more on goal. The bones of this story are excellent. I just need to plaster on more attractive flesh.
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