I was just about asleep last night when inspiration struck! So of course i had to wake up and write for an hour. The problem was that I was trying to write the story the way I always have, but just alternating viewpoints in one scene. That wasn't working. What I did was take a step back and added some distance, a narrator-type voice at the beginning of the piece and that helped me slide into what I think will work in terms of character thoughts and emotions. I didn't get as far as I would have liked (it was late!) but there was definitely forward progress and I think i now have a section good enough to read in our Virginia Wolfe class on Thursday.
Now, I just need to finish the story while making sure to include some "stillness" description and counterpoint a la Flaubert and Madame Bovary and some layered detail description a la Hemingway. I don't think my language will be the same as Hemingway, necessarily, that might now fit the piece, but I think I can use the technique. Maybe. If not, the other stuff should be enough.
I'm actually getting excited! I'm happy about that because it's been awhile. I always let my personal life have too much influence on my writing life. But I will not bore anyone with all that here.
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