Today is a much better writing day. I thought long and hard about why I was avoiding writing, and I think I was afraid it wouldn't be very good; not good enough to send to the agent. I gave myself a pep talk, and said all the things I'd say to someone else who was stalled, asked God to give me grace to get over the fear, and decided to get to work on it.

Well, when I decided to get to work, I found other chapters I'd written a long time ago, that I'd forgotten I wrote. I see that the story is actually pretty good. I edited the past writing, included it in my current story, making it stronger and better.

So, what made the difference? The attitude that "I can do this." Of course, having done it before helps, but each new book is a brand new life form that needs to be birthed and delineated. Plots and characters are in their own world, and often pull away from the strings I attach to them. That's good, though. I like to follow the characters to see where they will go.

I think tomorrow is going to be a good day writing too.