WIP: 70,000 words and page 260. I was stuck for so long, I nearly quit. Not really. But I did use every reason to take a break from my WIP. It's not completely fixed, but hey, it's not done. Not even the first draft, so it's OK.
I think I forgot one of my own rules. Get all the pieces down before you try to fit the puzzle together. I mean it makes sense right? I was trying to put all the pieces neatly in place before I had them all on the table. I have to stay the course. I only have one more week before teachers report for duty. Actually, I better get over there and make sure my classrooms are in order before that.
Yes, I said classrooms. I have two classrooms. If you ever taught, or even took Ceramics, then you know why I need a second classroom to teach my cartoon class. IT GETS DIRTY IN THAT CLAY CLASS! Too dusty. Whoa! Thank goodness I have a great administration that ponied up two classrooms.
So...can't complain. Just hope the custodians put all the tables back. Wait a minute, this is a writing blog not a school teacher blog. I was trying to say that I'm not going to worry about making everything perfect until the first draft is done. I'm hitting the first climax now, but I will have a second climax coming up. It's one of my solutions to the split outline I ended up with. Let's see how it all plays out. Right now, Trent Smith, my MC just hurdled a major hump in Minnesota, but he still has to rescue his Japanese friends in New York.
Once I get to that point, I should know if it fits together. So...KEEP WRITING!
Your teaching jobs sound like fun, too! You're a creative, all right.
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You're right. Took one, and now back to work. Next week back to teaching. That's a job I'd say breaks are the most important!
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