So, I started thinking the past few days about why I've been having such a hard time writing. The screenplay, especially, but I'm behind on a few other projects, too. I've realized something sad: all the hard work I put into Novel2--writing and not editing; getting words on paper; working without overthinking; working consistently every day--got forgotten when I started a new project. A screenplay is a screenplay. It's just a piece of writing. And a first draft is just a first draft: it's meant to be edited; it's meant to be changed; it's meant to be rough.
Instead, I've sat at my computer beating myself up for not being perfect right out of the gate. The horse I'm riding may have stumbled, but I let that little setback set the tone for losing the whole race.
"Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure." -- Jack Lemmon
Hell, yes, Jack Lemmon. You are so, so, so right.
In other news, it is ten o'clock in the morning and I have already accomplished more today than I've managed in the past several days. There's something to feel good about, to feel proud of. Most of all, there's a foundation on which to build the rest of a productive day.
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