I'm shut down right now, and it's because I have no idea where this thing is going. That's not usually a problem for me - I kind of like writing on the fly and letting the story develop for itself, but this one is going to require some planning. I'm a lazy writer, I don't like to make plans! It's a disruption to how I normally work and it's really thrown me.

I've picked up a very old piece that's really just a short story that may or may not have potential to become a novella. I already know exactly where it's headed so maybe that'll satisfy my current need for order. I figure if I can work on that, maybe complete it, I'll be ready to go back to the troublesome one.

Having an audience is very good motivation, I like writing to entertain my friends. I suppose the pressure on those sorts of projects for me is low, so I can just bash it out. The more personally invested I am, the more difficult it is to write. It's like I get frozen by my own expectations.