Writing a novel is really messy. I mean that in the best, and worst way possible. It’s amazing because I have the absolute freedom to create the world and adventures that I imagine, and when things come together it feels wonderful and exciting! But the down side of it is that, even when things feel like they’re slowly coming together, I still feel like I’m missing several crucial scenes, without which the entire picture can never truly solidify.
It’s so frustrating because on the one hand I feel like I’ve never come as far as I have today, but on the other hand I feel like everything is one strong wind away from crashing all together.
Does that make any sense?
I guess this feeling is also playing a big role in making me want to share my progress and general story plot with somebody. I’m normally not the kind of person to share my work during its earliest stages. I like to have a stable base before anybody gets to see anything – this got reinforced after reading that Stephen King also recommends not to share your work-in-progress with anybody.
And yet, for the past few days I’ve felt a big urge to share my work-in-progress – or a summary of it – with my boyfriend, and talk it out with him.
I somehow have the hope that by talking it out with somebody, it might help me to realize where my story might be weak and need reinforcement, and where it might be stronger than I realize. I’m still not decided on whether or not actually talking it out with my boyfriend, or anybody else, is a good move for me at this stage of my writing, but I’m seriously considering it.