I have been an absolute mess the last week and got not one word written Sunday-Wednesday. I think that some of my block came from a fear of coming to the end. Because once I’m at the end, I don’t know what to do. It’s the step that shut me down four years ago and I don’t want that to happen again. Then Wednesday was even harder, given the results of the election. I won’t go into my feelings about that here, but suffice it to say, I was not in the right mindset to write about healing.
But today? Today went GREAT! I wrote for two hours this morning and got nearly 2,000 words written. I made excellent progress on the quest scene I’d started last week.
Then I met with Sage to discuss what comes after Book in 90. I’m excited to say that I get to continue working with her through her Empowered Project group. I’m investing in myself and committed to getting this book out into the world (even if that thought makes my stomach jolt a bit). I feel like the support that Sage and other writers offer will help me face the fears I have about the next step.
Soon after the one-on-one chat with Sage was our weekly B90 call. I can’t believe we only have two more! I know I never would have gotten this far along with my story if it weren’t for being a part of this group. I am looking forward to an even closer community of writers in the Empowered Project.
After expressing my fears to the group and hearing Sage’s very sage advice (pun totally intended!), I’m feeling a little less afraid. Not completely, but I’m reminding myself to stay in the step I’m in and trust that Sage will help me through the next step when I get there.
Then we did silent writing for an hour. I ended up with a total of 2,831 words and I wrote the last word of the chapter just as Sage said that time was up! I’m feeling so much better about things today. I know there is still a lot of unknown ahead, but I’m going to focus on now and how I can set myself up for success in the next step.
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