Rough Drafts are Tough

This month, I am spending most of my time and energy on SHADOW DEMONS – book 3 of my Peachville High Demons series. I know what’s going to happen in the book, but none of it is actually written yet.

Rough drafts are tough. Getting them started is often like pulling teeth. Even though I’m anxious to get the story down on paper and discover the secrets hidden in my own mind, there is some unspoken resistance that constantly tugs on me.

When I finally sit down and start typing, though, it’s like coming home again. It’s like finding my true self. As a writer, I’m constantly working on getting out of my own way and believing in myself enough to know that what comes out on paper is going to be great. Somehow, this mess of a draft will all come together in the end. It’s hard to see that at the beginning of a rough draft. All I have in my head are doubts and confusion. The important thing is to write anyway. Write everyday. Write, no matter what the voices in my head may say.

So, Book 3 begins.