I realized I have not written any works of fiction in the past couple of months. I have not made any progress on the book I've been working on for a while either.
Perhaps later, once I sort my own life out and commit it to writing, I might take better care of my fictional characters. But for now, I have enough of my own experiences to work with that I need not resort to them and their lives.
I suspect that when school starts I will come running back to my fictional characters, escaping into their world as I sit somewhere on a staircase or in a library during breaks, trying to ignore the noise and the chaos around me. I noticed that I often do that in school -- just immerse myself in my writing, in the lives of my characters, and escape for a bit.
But for now, I must face my own life and contemplate it thoroughly.
Can a Girl Just Say No?
2 years ago