We’ve all had them. We mention them in passing. I had one just last Friday. It was pretty brutal. I started my day needing to just top off the last 5 pages of my selling treatment, for THE HAAN BLADE. I decided that I would just read it through to make sure I had everything there that I wanted.
ZOMG!! What is this?! Who wrote this?!
I quickly E-mail my sister for emotional support, including the treatment in an attachment. She happens to be a writing genius and younger than me, that gives me the confidence to harass her. I should mention most subject headings and messages are movie quotes and or movie quotes. 
She did not reply to any of these, until the very last one. Turns out she was at a film festival, lol:
SUBJECT: Coming…Coming…
Fri 1/22/2010 7:21 PM
MESSAGE:
Sneestor,
Putting on the last five pages. I. Hate. It. Call me, I need a motivation session. It’s the worst writing I’ve ever seen. It’s complete sh*te. They will fire me… out of a canon… into the sun.
Here’s what I have thus far. I’ve written to just past the midpoint. I’m still writing… even though it will probably throw off the entire cosmos and the world will end when I put “Fade to Black” on this horrid creation.
Kisses,
Amy the sh*ttiest writer…ever.
PS: I printed it up and there are a zillion typos and contradictions, this is the not edited version. As if you can’t tell. 
SUBJECT: disregard
Fri 1/22/2010 8:34 PM
MESSAGE:Ok, got that out… I’m fixing it. Will totally be done in a few hours, prob after you get home. Please don’t read the “THING” I sent you, it’s as awful as I said it was. I am improooving it.
Xoxoxoxo
Moi
SUBJECT: HA!
Fri 1/22/2010 10:16 PM
MESSAGE:
Act 2 is now on page 6 vs page 9. /sleepy
I refuse to not be done with this tonight.
Refuse.
Love your body, Larry.
Best,
Amy Laurel
SUBJECT: if your home…..
Fri 1/22/2010 11:03 PM
MESSAGE:
Call me, I’m stuck at my midpoint. I need advice on the order of certain action.
This concludes e-mail number 9 bagillion.
Best,
Amy Laurel
SUBJECT: lol, back on track
Sat 1/23/2010 12:41 AM
MESSAGE:
Wow, I am totally stalking you. I also figured out the thing I was stuck on. I’m on page 12 of 20 in my edit. Soon, my precious.
Best,
Amy
SUBJECT: you haven’t seen any of these have you?
Sat 1/23/2010 1:22 AM
MESSAGE:
Could use a call, if you have one in you. I completely started over … a while ago, I am back to page 14 of 20. six pages. I am depleted but writing. Hope you had fun at the film festival. L8trs.
Best,
Amy Laurel
Sneestor, (yes I really call her that) called at two a.m. After laughing hysterically at my e-mails she told me to get my butt in bed and call it a day. Hello Nyquil.
When was your most recent Writers Meltdown? How did you get through it?
