Slow Start

It was a slow start this week after a weekend of inactivity. I did a mere 200 words today, however, I am comforted by the fact that the words came quickly and easily and my imagination continues to surprise me. I am creating characters without intent and the story is starting to become an organism of its own free will.

I should mention that I am a writer who does not do a whole lot of pre-writing. I have a book map of about 20 words that takes me about a third of the way into the book, but I am starting to blissfully stray away from that structure. I tried doing character sketches for a short story once, but it just did not take. I prefer to keep them in my head where they can be constantly molded and shaped. I am sure some writing teachers are cringing reading this, but my words are more Godspell than Gospel and I do not intend anyone to take them too seriously. To each her own.