OptionalFiction

I'm finding it harder and harder to come up with interesting conceits. I knew that I'd run out of ideas eventually and I'm surprised I've made it this far. Part of it is also the daily writing. Life is a bit stressful and I'm not setting aside the time needed to get into a writing mood. Often it's late at night and I just want to get something out before going to bed. I still think it's better to push through and write some less interesting stuff rather than to lose track. I hope that this is just a rut that I can push through and find some new inspiration at the other side of. This story I tried a present tense narration. I thought that it'd be important to have the protagonist stressed to justify the immediacy of the narration. Stage fright isn't something that I've ever experienced to such a bad degree so it was difficult to get in that headspace. I've set myself the rough goal of 350+ words for this project and that made yesterday and today tough. It feels like the basic premise does not justify such elaboration. This story is less than 350 words and still could have stayed a bit shorter or it would need a second idea to carry it.