There’s many things I struggle with–grammar being one major thing. Another major battle I face is that I get stuck in the plot and though the wheels are still spinning, the car goes nowhere. I need help finding a way to get past the mid-point stall. Even with outlining my novel, I still seem to always hit this point.

Thanks for offering the contest! Fingers crossed…

The last good writing book I read was Writing Down The Bones. I still pull it out every now and again when I’m blocked and can’t even write my name on a blank page. lol. It only becomes less frightening in hindsight. So what I call going blank is what I struggle with mostly. Sometimes I get over it and sometimes months go by with me blowing bubbles on the back porch.

I could use anything that would help.

One of the things I struggle with is how to make my characters move like real people without over-choreographing scenes (for lack of a better phrase). Dialogue comes easily enough, but if I don’t work at it, sometimes all I’ve got are a bunch of talking heads. Watching how people move, who’s fussy and finicky, who’s klutzy, who’s careless, etc., in their body language, is a huge help.