Some Days Are Better Than Others

I'm sure that all of you who write have experienced it.

Things seem to be going well. The words are coming out smoothly. You're in the flow. And then...

You hit that place, that certain point, where you can't seem to go any further. The words and ideas have suddenly stopped. It's like beating the bottom of that damn ketchup bottle, and nothing, but nothing, will come out!

I hit that point last night with my short story, "Lost and Found." The river suddenly dried up- OK, it wasn't exactly a river, more like a creek, but now it's just dried mud in the bottom of a channel surrounded by brown grass.

Those of you who grew up with Sesame Street might remember Don Music- "NO! I'LL NEVER GET IT!! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!" And then he pounds his head on the piano keys. (Enjoy the clip below).



That's how it felt last night. That's when I knew it was time for bed. Well, that and the fact that I needed a new keyboard. They don't stand up to head pounding as well as I thought they would.

But, today's another day, another day to write, to get the river (creek) flowing once again. Once, I get back from buying a new keyboard.