The Chapter...

Well, I have the intro paragraphs to the chapter written, and find myself running through such online articles as "How to Write Your First Scene" and "Elements of Story Writing". And I keep telling myself I *know* this stuff, so why don't I just write the damn scene? I think I've allowed the sex part of it to become the over-riding factor in my head, when in fact, it's only a small part of the chapter. Necessary, because of "Ruckus" and later canon, but it's really only the resolution to everything else that happens in the chapter. My biggest fear is that I'll write something that turns into PWP, or Mary Sue will show her ugly face. And yet I have the chapter in my head and none of those things happen. Granted, a large part of the problem is time. With my son visiting, and working nights, it's hard to find a chunk of uninterrupted time, and I think that's the only way I'm going to get this written. It's one of those chapter where once you start writing, you have to keep going or lose the thread in your mind. But I'm jotting down notes and ideas, how to lead the reader up to The Scene, etc, and I'm looking at targeting January 2 as the day to write it. My son will be back in California and I'll be through with work - and the more I think about being able to just sit down and write, the more excited I get. Family is great, but they're also the Great Inhibitor...