Sometimes, like this evening, I sit down to work on my writing and I just can't think clearly. It's like my brain is full of cotton wool. Editing is particularly bad in this state. When I'm writing a first draft the momentum can take me out through the fuzz but editing is a more careful, thoughtful process and so I don't build momentum. If I can't focus I just can't do it. I'm trying to fix the POV issues (my 3rd person POV is too distant - I'm trying to bring it into close 3rd) and I can't think clearly enough to decide which of my MCs should have the POV in a particular scene.
Does anyone have any tips for clearing out the cotton wool? It's driving me nuts. Does anyone else get this? Am I gradually turning into a cotton wool ball and soon my skin will start to get white, fuzzy and absorbent?
Does anyone have any tips for clearing out the cotton wool? It's driving me nuts. Does anyone else get this? Am I gradually turning into a cotton wool ball and soon my skin will start to get white, fuzzy and absorbent?