A constant trying on of characters for size, and writing them into dead ends before I stumble on whoever is going to take me through the whole novel.
"It was this constant trying to one-up each other battle all through life, pretty much, that's never stopped.
Their love for their babies is slightly peppered with anxiety and that constant trying, which I remember so well... trying to be a great mum, trying to have a happy baby.
Batty told the inquest that the past two years had been "a constant test", trying to protect Luke while also managing Anderson's escalating behaviour and their relationship.
The 30-year-old Manoa, now at Toulon, will be a constant try-scoring threat if they can get the ball to him, while Takudzwa Ngwenya, the Zimbabwe-born wing who plays for Biarritz, is another dangerman to watch out for.
Inserted into Einstein's equations, this energy would act like a cosmological constant, and try to blow the universe apart.
It is an art of specificity, individuality, fresh responses and nuanced invention, with images and ideas in constant transformation: try this, add that, take that away.
4 15 P.M. (Sundance) CAREER GIRLS (1997) Former college roommates — Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) and Annie Lynda Steadmann, below left, with Ms. Cartlidge) — once locked in constant battle, try to re-establish their bond over a weekend in this Mike Leigh drama.
Keep an eye on the coals to make sure the heat stays up and the temperature in the grill remains relatively constant, but try not to fiddle with it too much.
On a smaller scale, I remember the constant stress of trying to navigate my emotions during my father's illness.
Jeff's wife was working full-time, and it was hard not to notice that the constant stress of trying to be present for his wife and son while surviving surgical residency was beginning to get to him.
