SMMMMMACK!
Hear that? That's the sound of yours truly hitting the dreaded Writer's Block.
You see, I can't seem to go forward with my Themistocles novel. Why? The pacing is all wrong.
I read once that often people struggle with pacing because they don't have a concrete plot. My plot is about the rise and fall of Ancient Greece's best military strategist. It's a fictional autobiography. The idea is to cover his entire life (which was fascinating from beginning to end). Yet how can I do that when 80% of the story takes place in the MIDDLE of his life? I don't relish the idea of starting the tale during the Persian Wars. It strikes me as disjointed. Any ideas?
Help!
