I could have quit again...
So I'm working on a novel, and I've already spent a few months brainstorming.
Recently, I came up against a wall. Actually two walls.
1. The magic system I had created did not lend itself to the story I want to tell.
2. My main character was too perfect.
These two obstacles threatened my whole project.
In the past, I have been known to give up when I face such obvious problems with a story. But this time, I just kept cracking at it, and I've come up with solutions to the story's problems. Why am I sticking with it this time?
Because I finally know the story is worth the effort.
This is a triumph. For a long time I KINDA knew what story I wanted to tell, but I didn't know how to tell it. Then, about four months ago, I had an epiphany. I was telling my story in the wrong order. When I had this revelation, it was like a flood gate came open. I was UNSTUCK! After that, I began to work, seriously, on my novel.
As you can probably tell, writing this novel is not going to be a straight road. I'm sure I will have to do massive changes along the way as my book becomes what it needs to be.
But I know where I'm going, and that makes me happy.