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Well, it’s been about 2 weeks since I sprained my hand, and I’ve since been in a minor car accident that took me off work for 4 days, and have had quite a few of my regular days off as well. So why hasn’t there been an update?

Two words: Writers’ Block.

I don’t know how many of my readers are writers as well (I know a few of you are), but if you’ve ever experienced this horrible phenomenon, you know how I feel. For those of you who haven’t experienced it, you’re very, very lucky. It basically feels like someone has turned off my creative faucet, not allowing my ideas to flow freely. I literally feel like there’s a block in my head, like there’s a wall that my ideas can’t get around, and it’s intensely frustrating.

The worst part is, I know exactly where I want Scars to go, I know what I want the characters to go through, I know where I want to set my scenes, but when I actually sit down to try and write the stupid thing, absolutely nothing happens. I’ve tried to force it, which is usually what has worked for me before, figuring that it would start the ball rolling, but alas, even that hasn’t worked. I’ve tried random scribblings, just stream-of-consciousness writing, like Peyton does, but that’s been a bust, too. I’ve tried music, reading other novels to get inspiration, watching movies, talking over my stories with my friends, and none of it has worked.

This whole problem wouldn’t be as frustrating if I’d just simply lost the plot of the story, or if I just stopped caring. But I want to write it, I want to tell this story, and I can’t. I think I passed ‘frustrating’ a long time ago.

Anyway, this is the reason there hasn’t been an update in almost a month (that’s an evil thought, it really is). I apologize to everyone for the excessive delays, and for leaving you dangling like this, but I promise, as soon as the wall collapses in my head, I’ll post as much as I can. I know this is frustrating for you, too. But thank-you for sticking with me, and keep checking back for updates!