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Struggling with Writer’s Block: A Personal Update

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Alex Diaz-Granados
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Midday, Friday, June 28, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire

Cover Design: (C) 2023 Alex Diaz-Granados

Hi, everyone.

This is going to be a brief post. I had a tough time falling asleep last night, so when I woke up this morning, it was past 9. Naturally, if I write a long blog post now, my carefully planned schedule will be messed up and I’ll lose another writing day.

To sum it up: Yesterday sucked big time, both on a personal and a work level. I was stuck in a dark mood for most of the afternoon because Scene Three was a blank page, and the more I racked my brain for ideas, the more my muse deserted me.

The view from WriteItNow earlier this week.

This triggered a downward spiral; the stronger my urge to write, the weaker my creative flow. And the higher my frustration, the lower my confidence.

So, Scene Three of Reunion: Coda is still buried in my subconscious, and Calliope, my muse, is still on vacation.

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, 1798. Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). Oil on canvas; overall: 275 x 177 cm (108 1/4 x 69 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2003.6.4

Action This Day

“If at first you don’t succeed….”

Cover Design: Juan Carlos Hernandez

Naturally, I’ll do my best to get some work done on the manuscript today. As you know, I’m eager to get this novel into the world as soon as possible. And I’m almost at the finish line. But some weeks it seems like finding new scenes for the last group of chapters is as tough as squeezing blood from a stone.

But I won’t give up. The book won’t magically appear on the page.

It’s time for my slightly delayed midday break, so I’ll talk to you soon. Ciao!

Comments

10 responses to “Struggling with Writer’s Block: A Personal Update”

  1. 9siduri Avatar
    9siduri

    Amazing how those books don’t magically appear. 🙂

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    1. Alex Diaz-Granados Avatar
      Alex Diaz-Granados

      Right? 😮

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      1. 9siduri Avatar
        9siduri

        Let me recommend this post by a fellow writer: It is short and amusing. She’s a good writer:

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      2. Alex Diaz-Granados Avatar
        Alex Diaz-Granados

        Thanks, Denise. It was short and amusing…and I could relate.

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      3. 9siduri Avatar
        9siduri

        I thought you would enjoy it.

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      4. Alex Diaz-Granados Avatar
        Alex Diaz-Granados

        One writer to another, eh, Denise?

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      5. 9siduri Avatar
        9siduri

        Claro. I’m not the only one who bangs my head on the wall. 🙂

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      6. Alex Diaz-Granados Avatar
        Alex Diaz-Granados

        It seems to be an “occupational hazard.”

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      7. 9siduri Avatar
        9siduri

        Oh, hell. I suppose a link might be helpful

        Dating a Short Story

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      8. Alex Diaz-Granados Avatar
        Alex Diaz-Granados

        It might be, yes…. 🙂

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