“You’ll never take me alive!” No, that’s too generic.

“It’s too late! I have the upper hand!” Too dramatic. Plus, wasn’t that some sort of line in a Star Wars movie?

“I escaped you once! I can do it again!” Okay, that was terrible.

What line should a villain have when escaping from the protagonist? What’s a good, powerful line that’s a page turner for a reader? What should a villain even say? How am I supposed to know? I’ve never been a villain.

Man, writing is tough, and it's worse when you have a block. It’s easy to come up with ideas in school, but I guess it’s different when a teacher doesn’t give you a starting point. I thought I was good at writing. Actually, I thought I was the best writer in school. Guess I shouldn’t have been so cocky to begin with. This novel I’m trying to write is starting to humble me. Not everyone can write, but the people that can are obviously much more creative than me if they’re worldwide bestselling authors. I thought it would be easy to write something out of my comfort zone since I’m “so good at it”, but I’ve learned that it takes time and patience to come up with amazing ideas and put them on paper. Hard to be a successful writer when I can’t stick to one idea. This truly sucks. I should take a break. Maybe a nap will help.

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After I pull myself into bed, I set my alarm for 1:30. In the afternoon. Three hours should be enough for me. As I lay down, I think about the achievements I’ve received from my literature class. Most Creative Writer, Gratitude of Grammar, Phenomenal Words, Outstanding Manuscripts. I was on top of the world. That’s what I thought at least.

My dream career is in fact to be a famous author. I love to write. Loved it since I was a little boy. It was always fun to create characters, fictional worlds—whether it be an Earth setting or a made-up planet—and write different genres. I get many ideas from reading multiple books. Of course, I would never plagiarize a story. Far from it. I just invent my own ideas and write what comes to mind, which makes me a pantser. A pantser is basically a writer that pulls ideas out of their ass. It describes me perfectly. Honestly, I’ve been a pantser for years, and my writing style will more than likely never change either. I don’t have time to outline my plots. It just holds back my creativity.

Despite being in bed, I can’t seem to fall asleep. I must be restless. This happens when I’m frustrated, and right now, I’m beyond frustrated. The frustration comes from lack of ideas, a.k.a writer’s block. I rarely get writer’s block, but when I do, it feels like my brain is constipated. It’s not a good feeling. At all. Why is this happening to me now? I have a story to write, and this writer’s block is hindering my progress to get my novel done by next month. Yes, I set my deadline for a month. I’m normally a fast writer, and I thought it would be easy to get this done. Turns out I was wrong. I need my writer’s block to disappear so I can get back to work. I’m desperate to get rid of it, but I don’t know how. This is irritating.