@ merrihiatt: I think we all have days like this. The thing that helps me is to try and figure out "why?". Is something in life stressing you? Or perhaps it was a day you needed to get away from the PC for a little while? Is a plotline or character's development either uncertain or you aren't sure what you have fits?
I'm not gonna lie, I'm behind too. I got the "Christmas Eve" chapter done and I'm happy with how it went. I've also started the "Christmas" one, even written a new scene at the beginning, but it still has a ways to go.
I think I have two problems: (1) Revision, to me, is about correcting the choices I made in my original draft. Making sure all the dots connect, if you get what I'm saying. I am *not* good at making decisions with any type of speed so that feels weird. And (2) I'm aiming for my book to release in November / December since the setting has a holiday feel to it (its not the center of the book, but the timing makes sense, I think?) My brain keeps slipping between "I have months to get this done" and "Oh, my! I need to make sure I get this out to betas! I need to make sure I get it edited. I need to work with all that feedback. (*recoils in horror* -- not because I can't take advice, but rather because it will mean another round of making a *million* choices.) I need to contact bloggers and have eArcs ready. I need to get those eArcs ready. I need to figure out how I set my files up so they will look nice when I go on CreateSpace.... The list goes on and on.
Anyone else ever struggle with this? Help! *laughs* (And yes, I realize people can only share their experience; *this* is something where I can only help myself and if I'm going this route its something I need to find a way to master -- or at least convince myself I have "down".)
I'm glad to see so many people interested in this thread.
It's fun seeing how everyone is doing.