I'm thinking about starting a new writing project, since the one I started then stopped then started again is causing me nothing but frustration and making come up with reasons to avoid the computer all together.
I thought of a new story idea today that I'm actually itching to get started on. The main character's voice is much clearer in my head than the voice of the character that's been causing me minor anguish for the past month or so. If this new woman wants to tell me her story, shouldn't I listen to her?
The other woman. The younger, more tortured character, whose voice was so sharp about eight months ago when she first came to me, is fading. She's not rattling around in my brain shouting her story for me anymore. Trying to write in her voice when she's barely whispering anymore doesn't feel right. When I read the words on the screen, they don't look or sound right.
So, maybe I need to give this new woman a chance to speak. Maybe it's time for a fresh perspective.
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