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Ever since vacation, I had been having a dry spell, having problems getting past a couple of thingies in my WIP. I tried brainstorming (I even run one of the regular brainstorming thingies at Forward Motion at www.fmwriters.com), but I still could only eke out a few paragraphs.
Then, Saturday night, I lay me down to sleep while watching reruns of CSI Peoria or something like that, and I guess I started to think of naughty things, but I imagined a particular character waking up tied hand and foot with a ball gag in his mouth. And the situation would get worse from there. So I turned my light on again, and I got out my AlphaSmart and started getting the idea down. I ended up writing a good portion of the opening scene.
Now I just have to work on a few specifics, like why did the guy do this to my hero, who my hero's current boyfriend is, and what the hero does after he gets himself out of this dangerous situation. Also, stuff like how he grows from the experience, yada yada yada. But at least I got started!
Then, Saturday night, I lay me down to sleep while watching reruns of CSI Peoria or something like that, and I guess I started to think of naughty things, but I imagined a particular character waking up tied hand and foot with a ball gag in his mouth. And the situation would get worse from there. So I turned my light on again, and I got out my AlphaSmart and started getting the idea down. I ended up writing a good portion of the opening scene.
Now I just have to work on a few specifics, like why did the guy do this to my hero, who my hero's current boyfriend is, and what the hero does after he gets himself out of this dangerous situation. Also, stuff like how he grows from the experience, yada yada yada. But at least I got started!