So, I worked on the book during lunch today – but rather than continuing the normal editing process, I decided, particularly after discussing it with a friend, that I just don’t like this section as it is. So I am going to try actually re-writing it as opposed to editing it, and then comparing the two sections and seeing if I can make something out of that. So I began rewriting it – by hand. Sometimes I think that writing by hand really helps with creativity. You can’t easily see the previous words – especially if your handwriting is as awful as mine – and it is a lot more difficult to go back and erase and rewrite and rewrite again. So sometimes when I am having creativity issues I’ll try writing by hand for a little bit and that helps significantly. Since this section needs a lot of help, hopefully it will do the same.
Forest Idylls 