Writing difficulties

I'm finding it easy to find and write down the ideas of what I want to happen, how I want it structured but committing it to actual writing is like pulling teeth at the minute. Had a spell like this whilst writing book, I just started and it came easily, then I stopped to think about it and it was like I was walking a high wire fine without noticing and then having become aware of what I was doing I find myself nervously tip toeing very slowly.

As for the book, well got about 3 weeks before the suggested deadline that one should expect to hear within will be passed. No great surprise, the rejection long anticipated isn't a huge bother it's the irritation that I know I have to at least try and punt it elsewhere, involving a more complicated process initial letter, a synopsis, a sample and so on rather than an in one simple submission procedure.

I need to kick myslef up the arse really, I'm going to tidy up my working space this afternoon and try and get a wriggle on. I've only got about 10 pages of what should be about 100 pages worth, I want it complete early in the new year, had hoped for it to be completed by end of this but nil chance of that now. If I can get a wee spurt before the end of the year that will be encouragement enough.

Fucking about/getting organised

I've been doing a lot of the former and some of the latter this last week or so. I've done just enough ofthe latter that I should be getting considerably more productive in the writing department. I prior to going on holiday typed up the handwritten parts of the screenplay I'd started.

Since I came back though I found it hard to continue, it felt slightly unnatural. I've never written a screenplay, even just typing up what I'd written I had to refer to other screenplays I looked up on the internet just to get a better idea of how they should look. What I had written prior came quite easily and I've decided that I'll be as well continueing just to write it down in the hardback notebook I started it in then typing it up a bit at a time.

Even after that decision was made I've had to sit down and decide where it's going and what it's all about. Like the book I just started writing with a very vague idea to get going, but it doesn't take long before you have to think about it. Essentialy I had a picture in my head and basic idea, I've been needing to sit down and flesh it out, being doing a bit of that and it's helping.