It's amazing to me how the creative mind works. For days, I have been struggling to come up with a major plot point in my work-in-progress. I even ended up lost in a brainstorm all the way home from work one day, which, in retrospect, probably wasn't the smartest thing to do considering I had to jar myself out of my reverie to pay attention to traffic!
But when that plot point finally revealed itself to me and I sat down to flesh out the rest of the novel, oh boy...it all just came together so perfectly. And the feeling that accompanied it? Sheer joy.
Before this happened, I was lamenting about how hard this book was to plot, about how I probably shouldn't have tried to tackle something so difficult, that I should give up and do something easier. Now I'm glad I stayed the course. Just because you face a hard task doesn't mean you should quit.
I think we'd all like it if the plot for our novels came to us completely formed. Sometimes, a miracle occurs and they do. But for me, at least, I have to wade through the murky water to find the gold. And that only makes the end result that much sweeter.
But when that plot point finally revealed itself to me and I sat down to flesh out the rest of the novel, oh boy...it all just came together so perfectly. And the feeling that accompanied it? Sheer joy.
Before this happened, I was lamenting about how hard this book was to plot, about how I probably shouldn't have tried to tackle something so difficult, that I should give up and do something easier. Now I'm glad I stayed the course. Just because you face a hard task doesn't mean you should quit.
I think we'd all like it if the plot for our novels came to us completely formed. Sometimes, a miracle occurs and they do. But for me, at least, I have to wade through the murky water to find the gold. And that only makes the end result that much sweeter.
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So glad you had those writerly hip waders on! :D
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you stayed the course, fleshing out a plot is never the cake walk we hope for.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! congrats! And your blog looks awesome, too. Trying to redo and update mine. PAINFUL!
ReplyDeleteSometimes a story is found like a $20 bill on the ground and sometimes it takes some gold-panning before you find it. I'm glad you've found it!
ReplyDeleteThe creative mind spins pure gold...it just takes a little time! Kudos for hanging in there.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the breakthrough!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your breakthrough.
ReplyDeleteI'm at the wading-through-murky-waters stage at the moment.
It's been fun to read your progress on this current novel of yours. You started off slow and worried if you could get into it and here you are!!! Hurray!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great feeling that must have been for you!
ReplyDeleteI've had a few of those epiphanies while revising my current WIP but I think I may need a few more to have it all come together in the end! Congrats on figuring things out!!
ReplyDeleteThose are the moments that make it fun to be a writer.
ReplyDeleteWhen I get into that brainstorming mode, when days pass as I contemplate a scene, chapter, plot, I remind myself that this, too, is a part of writing. Sometimes it just takes time to work the words through. Have a great weekend, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Melissa!
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