Idea Switch: On

Last night, as I was snuggled in my bed ready to drift off, the light bulb in my head suddenly clicked on. All of a sudden I had a million different story ideas racing through my mind, ideas that a few months back I craved and itched for. They were actually good ideas, that could be formed into a solid story line. Of course, it had to be a night in which I was extremely exhausted and didn't have the energy to get out of bed to write anything down. However, I stored the ideas in the back of my mind and fell asleep content for once.

Finally, I realized that maybe I still had it in me. After months of writer's block, of having written barely a few sentences, I could actually come to my computer and write to my hearts content. What I was really happy about was the fact that besides the random story plots, I finally had a breakthrough idea for the novel that I am currently writing but haven't worked on in awhile. I had been at a dead end, not sure where the story line should go and I finally realized that though my main character was solid, the other characters in the story were not. Although they were just secondary characters, they needed a background, something that would influence the main character in moving forward.

I think part of this breakthrough was influenced by Sparks new novel (see previous post). While I was reading, I couldn't help realize how each of the characters somehow influenced the other, even if they didn't even know each other. It is what keeps the story so interesting and shocks the reader in the end. I knew that for me to have any progress on my current work I needed to have some twists the reader wouldn't expect.


It is so exciting to feel this passion burning through me again. I can't wait to have some available free time so that I can sit at my computer and type out a few chapters. I just hope the switch stays on.