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So What Are You Waiting For?

30 Day Blogging Challenge

PROMPT January 16th
What are you waiting for?
There are so many ways to answer this question, both light and heavy, so I look forward to reading where you go with it!

I like this prompt. Very open ended. I could have my characters ask this of each other. My characters are both dealing with past painful relationships that make them a little wary of getting together; of moving past the past to something much better.

My main character has left an unfaithful ex boyfriend that was screwing a woman what was supposed to be her friend. She also learns their relationship has also been a way of stealing her work designs and passing them off as their own so that this so called friend can get a promotion. She left that messy business behind her in the City and headed for the safe haven of Cottage country where her family has a place. She goes to lick her wounds and figure out what to do next.

Her potential new love interest is a friend of an old childhood friend. He too has suffered from love and loss. His ex girlfriend took off for the City because she was bored with living in a sleepy, summer tourist trap - as she called it. He worries that my main character wont stay and will leave at the first sign of adversity.

With time, they both learn to trust again.

This question is what they ask themselves when they feel the spark of attraction and try to deny it and work around it. It takes time and a bit of distance for them to realize this is a good thing and that there are no guarantees when it comes to love. You just have to take the leap and have faith that things will work out.

I can use this same prompt and turn it on myself.... what am I waiting for? I can also add in - 'What am I afraid of?' because those often go hand in hand. Fear stops me from taking the risk... for going for it.... for staying in my comfort zone. I want to challenge myself to stretch myself this year and go for it. Send my writing out in to the world.