Apps running in the background

Big up the human brain!  In particular I mean the ‘apps running in the background’.

I find that if I’m stuck with something my brain will work on it subconsciously and come back at a random time with a solution.

For example, I’ve been trying to write a particular chapter without much success.  I knew where I wanted it to go but the words just wouldn’t come.  Resentment for the character, their story and the whole book ensued.

But I was in the shower the other day (yes, I do wash occasionally…) and a thought came to me.  It was a very simple thought – “Try y instead of x.”

I sat down with my laptop (not in the shower, I might add) and wrote a couple of thousand words.  Chapter finished.  All from one simple idea that helped break the narrative block.

It’s so weird how the brain works!