It happens more than it should. I come up with a great premise for a picture book (PB) and write the rough draft. Then I let it sit for awhile…hours…days…weeks. It’s now time to dive in and I eagerly do revisions. I do many revisions. As I talked about in my “Revising Revisions” blog post, I do many revisions on my revisions! Even after my critique partners have had their say, probably more than once, I sit and revise some more.
Then a new way of looking at the manuscript and story hits me, so I shuffle things around. Sentences, dialogue, add this, subtract that, add it back in. By this point, I’m stuck in a writing corner. I begin to sweat, not eat, overeat.

By this point I feel my wonderful PB idea will never make it out into the literary world because I can’t seem to hone it in. My back is up against the wall in the corner. I turn to my characters, but they seem as fickle as I am stuck. Just great! (insert sarcasm) J
In the meantime, I work on revising another PB manuscript or two. Sometimes that flows a little better. I’m beginning to realize maybe it’s not the story at all, but ME on certain days. Okay, that makes me feel a bit better. Some days are meant for writing others for reading. Glad I got that straight.
Your input: How do you handle writing periods stuck in the corner? I need the advice! lol
I find watching kid programs and reading kidlit helps me out. Allows my mind to flow freely in different directions and usually I’m out of the corner then.
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That’s a great idea, Savannah! I’ve been upping my reading of kid lit lately. Now I need to seek out kid programs. I know PBS has a Kid’s Program channel on 24/7. Do reruns of “The Munsters” count? lol
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Lol, not sure if The Munsters count. There is always the library DVDs!
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Writing picture books is so tricky; loved your humorous post, though!
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Yes, picture books are a tricky lot to write, but oh so fun to read! Thanks for stopping by, Marcia!
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