conflict

well, i think i've narrowed down the cause of my block here... what my character wants is too broad, not specific enough, involves too many extra characters- too big for a short story. so i'm going to scrap the new stuff i wrote today and last night, change some of the dialogue in my opening scene, and rework the direction of the conflict to be more focused... i'm going to try not to overthink it now and see if i can get back into the "zone." wish me luck...

on a personal note, my sister and i agreed it's just crazy for me to try to take the greyhound up there this weekend, which means i'll be stuck in tucson, sisterless, working on my story like i should. so if anyone is up for a little fiction chat/drink/coffee/whatever tomorrow evening or saturday evening, to get out of our heads for a minute, (just a minute), i'm up for it. jackson, i think you said you were interested? who else? my email is wahidaob@yahoo.com.