Pumpkin Standard

 8.15 am - In work early today, so took some almonds with me and ate about 12 at my desk 1.30pm - Was very hungry by this point but I really didn't want to eat my lunch! Eating what you enjoy really is important. Ate about half. I'll be very glad when this shit is finished :( 4.30pm - Started to get hungry again so decided to trudge my way through the other half, but did start with a little creme egg dessert pot, which was actually pretty good, and had the added bonus of smelling nice, which was a welcome break from burnt lentils........ 6.30pm - Not actually hungry but I happily recognise that I'm eating for flavour and thoroughly enjoyed a handful of Strawb sweets :) 8.30pm - Hungry, hallelujah!! Had delicious sausage in a bun with fried mushrooms and onions plus some pasta salad. Also two plums and some cocktail sausages. Was so delicious and full of flavour, nothing burnt or sludge tasting. Also had a couple more Strawbs and a cup of herbal tea. Feeling very sat...

Is it still writer's block if you haven't really started writing yet? Who knows, maybe it's not even a real thing anyway, just a lack of creativity given a name that makes us feel a little bit better... Although, it's not really a lack but a surplus that's the problem at the moment - it's choosing the option that works best for the story; working out which events are going to build character and momentum and add essential details to the tapestry. Then, conversely, being able to sideline ideas that work fantastically in the imagination as a stand alone scene, but maybe not so successfully on the page, in the context of the bigger picture. I wish there was a handbook for two people writing as a team. Discussing things is fine, no issues there, but the problem is that we both seem to work better alone. We need to set up a routine, with an allotted time to work together, to brainstorm, make notes and shoot the shit, then a time to work apart, knitting all those ...