mmerriam | Dear mmerriam

The reason you've come to a screeching halt on Rija's Tale today is that, well, you don't really have any idea what happens next at this point. You know what happens after this, and you know what came before and why, but you haven't figured out how to make the two meet just yet.

This is what happens when you go off and try to write a novel non-sequentially -- which is something you've never done before -- without so much as vague outline to guide you when you need to create a linking scene.

So, stop angsting about the wasted writing time. Go rewrite "Cold Hand in Mine," or work on "Steadfast," or even "Fourth Dimensional Pony in the Concourse of the Lost."

Maybe read. Maybe practice Bass. Maybe pet the fuzzy cat. Do some laundry. Do some other housework. Prep dinner. Mix yourself a stiff drink.

Do something besides stare at the stupid screen and chew your lip.

If you're this stuck, you're not ready to write this little 2000 or so word scene. It obviously needs more time to marinate in your head.

So go tackle another project.

Go on.

Shoo.