I saw a recent Brandon Sanderson interview where he called writing a form of art. I won't go so far to call the smut I'm creating a work of art, but it definitely has some weirdness to it that makes it creatively difficult sometimes.
As such, that makes writing a weird thing, sometimes. I was struggling last night with how to proceed after the latest chapter I was working on, so I just said 'screw it' and went to bed.
Of course I couldn't sleep. I lay there and tossed and turned and over the course of an hour or so, most of an entire chapter formed in my head, with a few plot lines I had never considered before.
With the way my memory works these days, I finally decided to open up the laptop and at least jot down an outline. Instead, I wrote about 2500 words in an hour and finished up a new chapter.
Maybe I can figure out how to make it happen tomorrow night, as well. I guess we'll see.
Malcom Walker
Nashville, Tennessee