I have been asking myself why I think this attempt is going to be any different from my many other attempts to write a book. I always start, get maybe 100-200 pages in and just stop. My creativity just seems to dry up. I remember trying to force myself to write, and how hard it was to churn pages when I forced myself to write. The pages didn't come easily, the words seemed stuck, and the quality of the writing suffered.
This time, I am only going to try to sit down and write every day, if possible, and if the writing doesn't come, I'm not going to force it. I am going to try to let my creativity flow on its own.
For the first time in all of my attempts, I have a clear outline in my head of how I want this story to go, and what I want to happen. Before, I would just write and let the story go where it wanted. As a result, I ended up with fragmented thoughts and paragraphs, with a story that did not flow.
I am going to take it one sentence at a time, and not give myself a deadline. I want to write this story, and I want to write it well.
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