Writer as idenity

Nathan Bransford talked about Writing as an Identity last Tuesday (and yes, I'm just getting around to thinking about it).

The only reason I did was due to a precipitating event. I'm a science teacher by day and I usually don't talk much about my "out of school life". Part of the reason is everyone knows teachers just pull out a cot from under our desks and shut down for the night. The other side is that I have just recently started writing novel length stories. I hate when people (or students) ask when they will be able to read it.

It's not that I don't like their enthusiasm, but the primary reason I write is to get it out of my head. I'd love to be published and its something I'm working toward, but as far as I'm concerned it's the writing that's important.

Unstuck

This weekend I managed to "get unstuck". The dam broke and two chapters came flowing out faster than I could type. I love when that happens!

So what unstuck me?
My outline. This is the first writing project I created an outline for and it's really helpful. That said, I now have to write the next section. The outline says something to the effect of "They destroy the ship".

Yup now all I have to do is wait for the how to pop into my mind. While as a former "pantser" I'm a fan of seeing what connections I can make as I write, there is always the issue of writing things I haven't researched...which leads to me getting stuck.

Here's to positive thinking!