I’m almost finished writing a story that I want to present to my writing group tomorrow night. Unfortunately, the story refuses to finish itself.
It’s an odd situation, in a way. I want to finish it, but I can’t make myself do it. It’s like Murray—my Muse—has stepped out of his
What causes a writer to find himself unable to finish a story? I can certainly envision possible endings. I just can’t seem to find the mental energy to get those words on paper. Or is it that? Do I have some kind of mental block that’s keeping me from writing?
This looks odd, but I often worry that I worry too much. Seriously. I think that I may just get so afraid of writing the wrong thing that I don’t want to write anything. Worse, it’s not a conscious fear; I just begin to doubt myself so much that I lock up.
Doubt is a good thing; without it, I’d write nothing but pap and never improve. I just need to figure out if I’m actually doubting myself now, or something else is at work. And if I am doubting myself, how do I switch that off?
Man. Writing’s hard.