I'm starting this thread in the Storyboard forum for discussion about my "Pamela & Richard" serial. I originally started a thread about it, before posting the first chapter, in the hopes that simply posting what I had might help to break the "writer's block" I've had with this story. I wrote the existing seven chapters about ten years ago, but then "real life" diverted my attention for a while, and when I tried to come back to the story I just couldn't get back into the right frame of mind. Repeated attempts over the following years ended with the same result.
But, thinking that my lack of an audience might have been part of the problem, now that I have an audience here I might be more encouraged to write. Or at least be too embarrassed to leave a published story unfinished :D I can say that I've noticed the same thing with my music. My town used to have a thriving live music scene, and in my twenties I was very active in it, playing guitar and bass, and singing. Sadly, that scene has died off, with most bars replacing live bands with karaoke machines. My own music has paralleled that. My guitar and bass are largely neglected these days, since I don't have an audience for them. I've resorted to focusing on my singing, because karaoke is the only opportunity I have left here. Though that is good in its way.
Basically, I'm a "performer", and performers need an audience. And, I consider writing to be a type of performance.
Anyway, I wanted to move the actual story discussion into a new thread, since the original thread has moved away from the "writer's block" topic. The original thread was here, if you'd like to get caught up:
http://www.thespankinglibrary.org/forum/8_3448_1.html
