Reorganizing my thoughts...

I went to the "LA Zine Fest"...it was a great event all these amaziiing writer's making a mesh of art and writing. I wish I could draw super cool to make an art type of zine. I bought many sweet zines. It just inspired me to do my own crafty zine about things that I luv and adore. But at the same time I must focus on editing my novel.

I had writers block this week and I was just fixated on the idea that "I couldn't organize my thoughts." I couldn't reconnect with my characters. I was a bit sad because everyone in the writer's groups is sooo good. They are all so talented and I know that my voice and characters are very different and they are a bit out of place in this adult modern fiction world those other writer's are creating. Perhaps, I was being a bit self conscious about the whole situation. I even wanted to ditch the writer's group on Sunday, and attend the LA Zine Fest all day. Somehow I managed to talk myself out of that and decided to show up with my one page description of Ingrid.

I explained to the other writer's what had happened and they all gave me great tips in how to overcome "writer's block."

The key is to continue writing about anything and to write a letter to the character. I just realized that I must stop saying "I can't" and move on with the editing process and reorganizing my thoughts even if it means stripping to shreds this manuscript and start from scratch.