Saturday, November 1, 2008

Writer's Block

Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo, and I am already stuck! My original plan was to write something autobiographical. This was my hubby's suggestion as he would love to read it and learn more about my life before him. So I sat down this morning and began writing. I got to 609 words before I got stuck! What a boring life I must have! After re-reading what I had already written, I decided to restart with a different idea.

So far, this is what I have done to avoid writing:
  • checked my email
  • checked my facebook account
  • worked on my internship application- which is actually important!
  • searched through every drawer and pile of papers for a writing sample to include with my internship application- fortunately I did find one.
  • thought about starting my resume and cover letter- but have not actually started those either.
  • read some blogs
  • organized my homework
  • planted garlic
  • dug out my vegetable garden plans and organized them in a binder
  • checked my class website and thought about doing homework
  • organized my homework into piles
  • found my flash drive and reformatted it
  • searched for my camera to upload photos
  • posted on my blog

So that's it. Its already 15 hours into NaNoWriMo and I haven't written a damn thing!

2 comments:

Lindsay family said...

Personally, I'd love to read your life story! I'm a big fan of memoirs/autobiographies. Everyone's life seems more interesting than mine.

Good luck w/ the writing! I'm sure something will click for you, and you'll be on your way.

April said...

Thanks! I hope so.