Blog Assignment #6 - Now You See It

So I've found myself stuck in a place that is very uncomfortable for a writer; a limbo of sorts. I love to write, but lately it seems more like a daunting chore, than pleasurable. I have to force myself to write, and for a writer that's not good.

It all started when I made the mistake of taking an Intermediate Screenwriting class. It's a good class, don't get me wrong. But I took the Beginning Screenwriting class a year ago, and I didn't get a whole lot out of it. It was a lot of watching movies, and talking about character development. And I became really good a that.

 I can't take a man's smile and build an entire body around it. Then breathe life into him, and give him a personality. He has a past, present and future; dreams and desires. His world is full of family, friends and love interests; and, they too have well developed lives.  It would be incredible, except for one roadblock. With all that development, I tend to forget what the story I wanted to tell was, and why.

So I sit down at my computer, and I type out scene after scene. Oh wait, I have to write an essay for my English class. Back to my screenplay. Darn it, I forgot I said I was going to develop a couple of short stories for this upcoming writing project. And now back to my... personal blog time. I'm really going to put some time into my screen... I almost forgot my blog for my English class. I'm feeling moody, think I'll write a poem about that. I think you get the point.

It's become so bad, I hardly ever open my laptop anymore; not like I used to. When will this semester end, so I could get back to loving writing?