There are a lot of things I love about being a writer. I love the feeling of creating a world, of telling a story that has never existed (in the way I write it, at least) before, of getting to know the characters and places as the story unfolds. Each page I learn more, and I always want to share that.
By the same token, the best feeling is when everything is flowing. Words leap from my brain unto the page (which, granted, need to be heavily edited and trimmed later), and scenes and conversations play out easily and quickly. It’s not always this way, of course… there are days where each word is like pushing your arm through a meat-grinder. But when it flows, gosh it’s a feeling like no other.
These last few days have been those kind of days. I sit down, blink, and somehow three or four thousand words have been added to my first draft. It’s wonderful!
The real trick is to ride this wave as long as I can, and then afterwards to be able to acknowledge that just because it flowed easily doesn’t make it good. Lots of editing later!
But for now lots of writing is really, really delicious!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!