Anjellica Evans

“Good morning, dear.  It’s a wonderful day, so get out of bed. There is so much to do and see. Won’t you join me for a cup of coffee on the porch. Come on, dear. It’s good for you to be in the sunshine.” Jacob heard in the morning.

“We’ll go play with the animals, we’ll enjoy our golden years. Come on, Dear, it’s a gorgeous time. The children are grown and gone. It’s just you, me and the animals now. Please, come join me in the sun.” Jacob heard at noon.

“Dear, I don’t know how else to say this. All I do is try to encourage you, try to motivate you. Even a walk in the woods doesn’t motivate you anymore. What is your problem these days? ” Jacob heard in the afternoon.

“Dear, are you alright?  I’m going to make dinner, I’ll be back soon.” Jacob heard at sunset.

When they went to bed, Jacob turned Marie and said, ” Dear, you nag me in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon and at sunset every single day! I have to be honest,  I stay quiet all day because…. You Drive Me Crazy!!”

There comes a time in the process of your writing where you feel your inspiration slowing. After Months of writing, you get a few days or weeks where nothing comes to mind. Everyone has their own way of getting out of this “writer’s block” or the writer’s wall, as I like to think of it.

So to paraphrase, I’m stuck like glue. I have no path forward right now.  At this moment, I’ve got the heroes landing on a planet.. but I have to create a dramatic arch… and I have no arches I can concieveably bring into the story.. at least.. not that I can think of… Any ideas?

Ok, here we are again. Plugging away at Ramon’s plight. Working on Chapters 2 through 5..  I have to wonder sometimes if I’m not totally crazy to write a book. But I’ll keep plugging through this. If i only could figure where I put my star wars dvds. Those serve a lot of inspiration to this story and it’s something sorely needed at times.

Chapter one was basically an action chapter, introducing characters and going all hell on leather, if you pardon my french. Chapter Two may be a more sedate pace, more talking and exposition. But my sister did give me new ideas for this chapter so I may be adding new themes, taking out characters who don’t add to the story. It also means a chapter one rewrite, but that’s alright. I can deal with that.

Rewrites are what gives a story its pace, its meat. I know readers like to have the meat of the story without the  potatoes clogging up the works. Oh geez, I just compared a story to FOOD!!!

Ok, so chapter one of Ramon’s Plight is complete. Moving on to chapter two.  Giving myself  two months per chapter seems to keep me focused and working. Once I finish the final chapter, however many that is.. I will be going back for a second edit. I usually edit each chapter after I finish it, then I put it aside.  Hopefully this book will come out the way I intend. But writing is an organic process..so I never know.

On the home front, our five dogs are fine.. our chickens are growing, life is crazy. I am in school for writing and editing. So I’m just going as far as I can.   Some friends, they know who they are, say i need pictures.. Well, I’ll have to get some good pictures… so we will see.