Thursday 3rd December 2015
These past couple of days i’ve had really great, motivated writing days, kicking out between 3000-4000 words. Obviously resulting in me sitting at my desk for majority of that day.
Anyway, i was working on a particularly emotionally draining part that involved one of my main characters and, even though these are characters i’ve made up in my head for the sake of a story, it really hurt to write it. Now, two days after i’ve finished writing that, i haven’t been able to work myself up enough to read back through that chapter and start to progress onto the next.
It was so much of a powerful scene, that i felt fully connected to writing it, which is something i haven’t felt for a long time with the various pieces of work i’ve started.
Even though i normally head to bed around 7pm (i start work at 4am) i still found myself writing late into the night because i just couldn’t pull myself out of the story. 
The emotional connection between the writer and their characters is something that is so powerful that you’d only understand if you were writing something yourself.
I’m going to push myself through that tonight as much as i know it’s going to be difficult, and get some more done. I’m just working up to the main plot of the story, the reason why i took a couple of days out to get my head straight about that, this is going to need a lot more focus to detail than the other previous chapters.
There is a great feeling surrounding me about this book, a certain pull to get it done, and i’m really looking forward to the new year and to see where it takes me in the writing world. I’m crossing everything that my dedication and time is going to pay off, but, even if it doesn’t, i’m never going to stop writing.
The Thoughts of a writer 