When Your Web Won’t Shoot.

I am a person with a deep belief, if there is a will, there is a way. When I write myself into a corner, do I just sit there with fingers on the keyboard, waiting on a great epiphany? No. I ask the question, what would spiderman do? I shoot a web to an adjacent wall, swing out over the proverbial pile of words blocking the way, and kick the crap out of some adjectives.

But I too, at times, run out of webbing.

I recently spent days writing on something just to realize it is not working. Did I bang my head on the desk? No, CAT scans are too expensive. Did I question my life choices? Yes, for about five minutes. Did I walk away and come back with a fresher mindset? Absolutely.

Sometimes, whether in life or writing, you just have to know when to say, well played Green Goblin, well played.

Lesson learned, move on.

 

Betty Almond

B. R. Almond is the author of For the Love of D. H. Lawrence. She enjoys fashioning suspense designed around family. The intricate emotional attachments mixed with how far one will go, be it to right a wrong, stay alive, or even for love is her sweet spot. And yes, she throws in a little romance. And if she can plug in a motorcycle scene, well that is icing on the cake.

A writer, farmer, and lover of motorcycles, she is from the southern region of Arkansas living the three L’s (Live, love, and laugh). When away from the keyboard, she toils around in the garden, dodges wildlife free ranging in her yard, and always on the search for a place to dive fork deep into great Cajun food. Mostly, she can be found walking in the woods thinking on her next writing project.

https://www.bralmond.com
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