Getting out of the house

jacqueline | Oct. 19, 2021, 4:27 a.m. The Ramble

I decided tonight to go out and write somewhere other than my house. I'm doing this because I like to think that inspiration doesn't just come by sitting alone in your livingroom. That inspiration comes from things happening around you. Maybe they don't have to be related to your book, but they can be related to life. I want to see people out in the world, how else to do you write about the human experience, if you don't witness life happening in front of you.

Watching people play hockey, an adult men's league, I guess isn't your exact definition of active literal inspiration, but honestly, maybe it might be. Here I am, and after an hour, I hope to have 3 or 4 pages done at least, maybe more in a perfect world. That should be enough time. We'll see. Or maybe, I'll spend most of the time editing the words I've already written...I could see that happening too. The unpredictability of decisions always fascinates me. I've ended up in places I never expected because of that, or done things I never could have seen myself doing.

I was working on Chapter 1 part 2 last night. I didn't change chapter one. I may have extended it, edited it, so yea, part 2. For now? I'll probably stick to Chapter 1. It's not going as bad as I thought. I can definitely say that developing plot and story line from the beginning can be a little intimidating. I've already thought about the fact that people might not accept my writing, or judge it harshly, but continuing to write helps me pass those insecurities. I cant stop just because of fear. So here I go, back into the place in my mind, that's making all of this up.