Back on Track

Occasionally my life derails my writing schedule. Being pregnant has caused a prolonged derail. I’m not using that as an excuse, but I’ve been more interested in sleeping that just about anything else. Oh maybe eating that’s another priority of mine ;).

Anyway, my point is what to do when you get derailed? I think a good start is to go back to the beginning. I don’t mean re-writing your story or even editing but re-reading it. Hopefully your first chapter is enough to re-captivate your imagination and pull you back in. If not the first chapter then perhaps where you left off, or those pages and pages of notes on what needs to happen next.

Often we simply don’t even give ourselves the chance. We put it off for the sake of sleep, dishes, laundry, more sleep in my case. It’s important to peruse through these things, re read your favorite parts, and let yourself be sucked back into your story. Your motivation may come from that original spark that has kept you going this far. So re-read, fan the flame, and happy writing.