Writers block vs the Flu

I think I have identified a definite problem with my writing...I realise however that as a writer I should be able to overcome this but I am still on the learning curve and its as challenging as the 'hard left' in Speed.

I have ideas for stories and they are fully developed in my head, what will happen, how things will conclude, but when I come to write them Its like half the substance falls out of my head in the process. It looses its spark that lit up my eyes when I thought of it. Often it is the word count that screws me up - running out of words literally to develop the idea. Over the summer I am going to take the half baked ideas and turn them into something with substance - and that's a promise.

Much like the flu, writers block has many initial stages, things like unlocking the ideas from your head, getting words onto the page and actually finding the will and the concentration to sit down and write even if it is free writing. Words need breathing space much like we do and time to relax and develop and run their course, do you agree?

I don't know who reads these things besides me and my partner (because he's curious) but If you do, I would really appreciate your input...a writer can by no means do it all alone, even though to some it is an isolated career choice.

On a positive note, the sun is shining something beautiful today and the heat is streaming onto my keyboard as I type making me all warm and tingly. I am going to play pool today with a friend who I have an arrangement with every few weeks, usually involving whooping each other with the balls followed by the looser treating lunch or going Dutch. We shall see how today develops.

Its been a busy few days I have to say. I have completed another essay to add to the editing pile, I have helped two of my friends out with their various problems which has taken some time but I think they are ready to move on to the next step now. I have actually started to get my flat back into the shape it should be even though my vacuum still conks out after 5 minutes and I have to wait 2 hours before it will start up again to vacuum for another 5 minutes - but that's life. One of my friends from school had a beautiful baby girl at the start of the month and has a son who was 2 on Tuesday so I went down to see them - its been some time - A 2 year olds birthday is much more fun than you would think, we even had glow sticks, there were smiles all round and I got to hold the new born. Smiles.

Anyway the sun has kept shining through all this which means I didn't get wet so that in itself meant I have been in a good mood, the last thing you need when you are trying to get somewhere and so something is to get wet and feel like you are being dunked in and out of a bath of cold cloudy water.

Think that's all from now - still trying to bring together the idea for the book is inspiration but it will probably come to me when all this other stuff is done and cleared away out of my head.