Writing woes

[dream_labyrinth]

A few days ago, I had a great idea of how to start off the rewriting of one of my favorite fairy tales in a style I like.
But I couldn't go through the effort of putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard because it was six o'clock in the morning and I was gulping down my breakfast to head to work.
And now of course it is practically gone, and I will try to piece it together and it will suck.

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[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

When I get stuck like that because I didn't capture the fleeting thing at the moment, I generally start wandering around the house doing little fiddly stuff, but letting the Muse wander around as well. Often that sense of the story can be recreated and you can jump on it. Just give it time and room. Pushing doesn't usually work, but leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for the birdies does.

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

It's annoying because I actually had it all mentally written, no bothering with vocabulary or finding the right term, and it fit perfectly and set the pace and direction for the rest of the story. It was a little like when you suddenly have a revelation about something you've been worrying about a lot, but before you can grasp at it, it's gone and you're left with the frustrating feeling that you knew the trick.

But I'll stick around lurking in the shadows and hope the muse comes back.

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

Yep. Keep thinking about the story while you do other things. It'll be back, I promise.

Really! It does work!

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

*L*
Well, you'll likely to find out, because if I ever get it done I'm going to post it.