I did manage to write a few more lines today. But then I stopped myself and tried brainstorming on what I want to happen. I keep trying to think of the story backwards so that I know what will happen and can fill in with a story which explains exactly how I got to that end. I try coming up with a situation and then thinking to myself 'how did the characters get into this situation?'.

I'm not convinced this is the best method, but I am trying some different ways. I try to brainstorm when I am waiting in traffic or sitting on the shuttle bus to work. That is a great time to do it because I'm not distracted by other things. Only problem is that I think of something but don't put it down on paper and then it gets forgotten!

Another problem I seem to run into is that I tend to spend too much time re-reading what I have written. I keep going over it and trying to 'hear' my voice in it. I know I have a different style from a lot of the writers I have read. I know it will need editing, but that is not what the re-reading seems to be about. It's more about listening and feeling. I really have a strong need to infuse the characters with the 'way' I see them, which to me is what all this writing is really about. I can only gauge whether I am getting the character the way I want if I re-read over and over.

Ok, wrambling on here!

Wrenny