New Goals

I have settled on two books so I guess I will have to upgrade to 50 pages total. I am still hopeful I will be able to do that but I am finding I need to do some research so it will take me longer. Glad to be back learning all sorts of new things again.

I have to admit to being very distracted by events unfolding in the middle east and in Wisconsin and Ohio. It really makes me wonder where the world is going? It has been so long since anything has changed so radically that I am not sure what to expect next. Dr. Gene Sharp is a person of interest in these changes. I plan to get ahold of his book and find out more about the man himself.
 

Writers Block of Sorts

I am able to write but I am finding it difficult to focus on one idea. I keep having new story ideas push their way up. I haven't been able to stick to one idea for more than 5 or 6 pages. I am trying to figure out why? When I start I love the idea but after I get into it a bit I am bored or even worse think it is terrible. I end up rewriting it again and by the time I am finished I don't have time to move on with it. When I come back to it the process starts all over. I am wondering if I should make a flow chart? Is better to let the story develop on it's own? I wonder what other writers do to keep themselves on track?  I don't think I could write the whole thing without doing any rewrites but maybe I should try. So far I have 6 stories with about 5 to 10 pages and I have come to a point where I hate them all. I am not even sure what genre I want to write in. There are so many I like. I suppose I could mix some? I am not sure I should even be thinking about that aspect right now? I just feel like time is moving past so quickly I need to make a decision!

I think I will set a goal for myself to have 25 pages written with no rewrites by the end of next week. I think that is the only way I am going to make my book writing resolution come true!