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Two weeks ago my co author and I sent off our revised ms to our agent. It’s now in her hands. The novel has occupied much of my heart and soul for the last 18 months. Especially from mid March through mid May this year I was practically high, with an amazing creative buzz.
I’ve taken a break (and taken care of some necessary things, such as paperwork, vacuuming, catching up on sleep, etc) and now it’s time to get moving on the next novel. Now, I don’t believe in succumbing to writer’s block and I’m not wallowing in self-sympathy, but it is hard to go from the tinkering and polishing stage (where everything that my collaborator and I have written seems wonderful) to the groping, get something down on paper stage (when all my words seem to s*ck and I don’t know if I’m going to keep a scene or not).
So, I’m curious: do any of you have tips and tricks that you use to get started again? To make the process of switching from one stage to another any easier?
I’ve taken a break (and taken care of some necessary things, such as paperwork, vacuuming, catching up on sleep, etc) and now it’s time to get moving on the next novel. Now, I don’t believe in succumbing to writer’s block and I’m not wallowing in self-sympathy, but it is hard to go from the tinkering and polishing stage (where everything that my collaborator and I have written seems wonderful) to the groping, get something down on paper stage (when all my words seem to s*ck and I don’t know if I’m going to keep a scene or not).
So, I’m curious: do any of you have tips and tricks that you use to get started again? To make the process of switching from one stage to another any easier?