This writing session was fun and easy, even though I was exhausted. I wish I had a better grasp on what makes a writing session fun/easy and what makes it hard. I suspect some of it has to do with whether I'm writing something that really interests me. (And that makes me wonder, "Well, shouldn't the whole thing really interest me? Why write it otherwise?") I think there are other factors too, though.
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I've been trying to figure this out for almost three years now, and it remains elusive.
-J
From what I've read of writers talking about process, I don't think you're alone in that at all.
I was feeling tired and reluctant yesterday, so I decided to start with a sex scene just to create interest. Well, the sex scene lasted maybe a hundred words, and then suddenly, I saw the plot of the rest of the book, and I got all invigorated again. I wish I could call on that feeling whenever I want.
Other factors might include aspects of mood other than exhaustion/awakeness, what's going on in the house around you, what else you might be doing if you weren't writing (shall I go on?).
Now that's an interesting one. Last night, what else I might have been doing was working on beading a necklace that I'm really happy with.