Make everybody fall out of the plane first, and then explain who they were and why they were in the plane to begin with. - Nancy Ann Dibble
Make everybody fall out of the plane first. This, my readers, is exactly what I'm having a hard time doing. I never thought the beginning would be the most difficult part. I know the story, I know what happens, I know how things are resolved. But the plane - well my plane can't even get off the ground. Forget about people boarding it. The pilot isn't even remotely nearby... he's off taking a nap somewhere, or eating his lunch, or whatever it is pilots do while they're waiting for takeoff.
I try to put myself there - at the scene - as an innocent bystander looking in at the situation. I can see what is happening, feel what Hallie feels... but the words... they elude me. They're just not good enough.
Is it writer's block? I'm thinking not. I know what needs to be said. I know how I should say it. I just can't... say it as well as I should.
