What To Do...

I'm still stuck on what to do for my story. I'm in this really weird position where I want to write something but I don't know what to write... I don't know where to go for the new story. I don't know how to restart my original story. I don't even have any ideas for short stories.

It's a little depressing.

I've started carrying around some published works, however. One of the biggest pieces of advice I was given in my creative writing class last semester was to read, and read, and read and read and read and read and don't ever stop reading...

I sinned in high school and stopped reading books for fun because I would read books instead of doing my homework, or read books instead of sleep at night, etc... so in order to successfully complete my AP English course my senior year in high school, I stopped reading books for fun. That was over three years ago! 

So I've delved into the list of books I've been meaning to read. Right now I'm carrying around "The Sword of Shannara" by Terry Brooks. It's a series (and author) that my mother adores, so I picked a copy up at a used bookstore. I haven't started it yet, but I'm excited. I already have more ideas for my original story just by contemplating the characters in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" (although, shamefully, I haven't read the books... they're on the list, don't worry...)

I'll try to post another story segment soon. Until then... I'll be reading and trying to figure out how to start my novel again!