Frustration

I am writing a Father's day article about a local San Diegan who might be one of the most amazing men I have ever met. The only problem is that I am having one hell of time writing his story.

Capturing his spirit in the piece without making it too sappy is proving to be challenging. Also, I feel a tremendous amount of pressure to make it spectacular. His family is super excited about the article. His daughter is even flying home father's day weekend so they can be together when the article comes out. Lastly, this article is breaking my heart. The guy I am writing the story about reminds me of my father in so many ways that it makes me incredibly sad. He even smells like saw dust.

My deadline is Friday and I have about 200 words. Sigh.

Conundrum

I am working on an article right now that is based on the controversial lifestyle choice of a couple of friends of mine. It’s killing me. I keep rewriting the intro over and over and over again. I get about 1,000 or so words into it and then delete the whole damn thing. I am so afraid of offending people and losing friends over this piece that it has become a huge headache. I know that once I finish it will be great but I am just wondering if it’s worth it. I am trying to find the balance of writing an excellent story while at the same time being a good friend. Arghh. I don’t know if I can do it.