Saggy Middle

I woke up this morning ready and rearing to go. I was sure I’d be able to make up the 1,000+ words I needed to stay in touch of my goal to finish my latest WIP. I sat down at my computer ready to write, had my big mug of coffee. Fingers paused over the keyboard sure I would reach my 564 words needed in the first half hour. I wrote 223 words in 15 minutes, had a few interruptions so that wasn’t too bad. The clock ticked ready for my second sprint 400 words not bad, but not good. I was supposed to be on 1600+ words, I was on 623 and that was where I stayed for the rest of the day.

I was getting nothing for my hero. He was meant to be opening up, be upset because heroine had kicked him out of the house he was sharing with her and their daughter. He’d seen her holding hand with some model type guy. He was the one that should be holding her hand. What did I get? Him unpacking boxes and walking around with a face like thunder. Come on I’m yelling at him, but to no avail. Nope I was getting nothing out of him today. I would have gone onto another scene but I was getting nothing from heroine either. What was wrong with them today? They’d been so good, so giving, so bloody nice. Now they had just up and shut me out. I WAS NOT HAPPY.

I went for a walk, no, that didn’t help. So I thought I’ll fix you NO SEX. Nope, that didn’t work either. Hubby came home from work, so I told him what was going on (or lack of going on) with my story. His answer “That’s because he’s the hero he can do whatever he pleases.” Well that’s no help to me. My characters do whatever they want anyway.

Then it hit me like running into a brick wall, I’m in my SAGGY MIDDLE. Yep, happens every challenge, I get so far into it and I hit the wall for a day or two. Now you would think this sag could have happened at the weekend when I have my daughter and grandson staying, no likely to get much writing done then. Sunday I’m off to another horse show (photo taking duties again) if the weather holds off. Two days where I’m going to get very little writing done. But, noooo I have to have MY saggy middle during the week when I’m here on my own. Well there’s nothing I can do about it, I just have to go with the flow and hope it only lasts a couple of days. That will give me Friday, Frantic Friday to get a decent amount of words on paper. At least it wasn’t a complete waste; I did get to do some character charts and a few notes down ready for my editing next month. But I won’t get this WIP finished this week. Oh well I have time, but I sooooo wanted to get it finished so I could get onto another one to finish.

I’m going to take all my saggy bits now and go and have a bath. Lay back in a nice hot bubble bath and read a bit more of Robyn Grady’s ‘A wild Night & A Marriage Ultimatum’. I don’t normally read while I’m writing, but I read the first couple of pages and just had to keep reading. So today Robyn is my life saver.

My total for the challenge is 34,225 words, just another 15,775 to go to reach my goal. Of course I’ll go on until the end of the month, if I can get another two WIP’s finished I’d be very happy. Okay off to a bath to read. Hubby is watching the footy.

Catch ya later.
Hugs
Sandie