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v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib90xn7 | ib8u6jr | 1,654,435,667 | 1,654,431,368 | 21 | 7 | Start with sitting down to write. Grab coffee, open up whatever you can type words into. Make that a part of the day. Sit and think about your story, with a page open you could type into, and a cup of coffee (or whatever) and nothing you have to immediately go and do for fifteen minutes or so. Once you're making room in your life to write, and thinking about writing, it ups the chances of actually writing. Remember, the first draft of your first book is you telling the story to yourself, so you don't forget what you were imagining would happen. It's allowed to be terrible. Like carpentry, you have to learn to do the thing by doing the thing, not reading about or thinking about doing the thing. Polished first drafts come way, way after finished first drafts, which come quite some time after writing at all, which comes after sitting down to write. It's not a fail until you've entirely given up. Once you find a way that works for you personally, you won't look back. | Definitely can relate to this. I have probably spent over a decade trying to unsuccessfully write stories but not finishing due to procrastination and lack of focus. I'd be really hard on myself while writing my first draft and wouldn't be able to continue because I didn't love what I was putting down. I don't think that's a reason to stop writing. Honestly, I think you have to just write for your first draft. Don't be critical of yourself and just put down whatever comes to mind. The actual forming of the story and patching up mistakes should happen in your second and third draft Also, don't be afraid to mix up your writing styles. For me, I found out a few years ago that I'm better writing newsletter/blog profile and feature stories because it is short and I find it easier to go through the editing process. Keep trying different things and don't give up! | 1 | 4,299 | 3 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib8xeby | ib90xn7 | 1,654,433,511 | 1,654,435,667 | 7 | 21 | Writing is a long slog even for those who love it. It sounds like a mostly mental effort, but there's a good bit of physical effort involved, too. I'm sure we've all dreamed of the magical typewriter that types the story exactly as we picture it in our minds... Anyway, two options: 1) Collaborate with someone to write your stories, or 2) Find some other way to bring those stories to life--a way that might be more engaging to you: a webcomic, perhaps. \[EDIT\] Or maybe a blog or podcast, where you tell the story to an audience, freeform. | Start with sitting down to write. Grab coffee, open up whatever you can type words into. Make that a part of the day. Sit and think about your story, with a page open you could type into, and a cup of coffee (or whatever) and nothing you have to immediately go and do for fifteen minutes or so. Once you're making room in your life to write, and thinking about writing, it ups the chances of actually writing. Remember, the first draft of your first book is you telling the story to yourself, so you don't forget what you were imagining would happen. It's allowed to be terrible. Like carpentry, you have to learn to do the thing by doing the thing, not reading about or thinking about doing the thing. Polished first drafts come way, way after finished first drafts, which come quite some time after writing at all, which comes after sitting down to write. It's not a fail until you've entirely given up. Once you find a way that works for you personally, you won't look back. | 0 | 2,156 | 3 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib8u6jr | ib8yply | 1,654,431,368 | 1,654,434,334 | 7 | 16 | Definitely can relate to this. I have probably spent over a decade trying to unsuccessfully write stories but not finishing due to procrastination and lack of focus. I'd be really hard on myself while writing my first draft and wouldn't be able to continue because I didn't love what I was putting down. I don't think that's a reason to stop writing. Honestly, I think you have to just write for your first draft. Don't be critical of yourself and just put down whatever comes to mind. The actual forming of the story and patching up mistakes should happen in your second and third draft Also, don't be afraid to mix up your writing styles. For me, I found out a few years ago that I'm better writing newsletter/blog profile and feature stories because it is short and I find it easier to go through the editing process. Keep trying different things and don't give up! | You can train yourself to get better at it. Try to write short stories first, 1000 words or so, then write longer and longer pieces. Figure out what type of stories you enjoy writing the most. For me, I enjoy writing awkward/funny scenes. When everything turns serious, I have the same problem as you. Figure out weaknesses in your writing. Improve them. Once you write well, and know what you enjoy writing, you will faster and enjoy it more. | 0 | 2,966 | 2.285714 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib8yply | ib8xeby | 1,654,434,334 | 1,654,433,511 | 16 | 7 | You can train yourself to get better at it. Try to write short stories first, 1000 words or so, then write longer and longer pieces. Figure out what type of stories you enjoy writing the most. For me, I enjoy writing awkward/funny scenes. When everything turns serious, I have the same problem as you. Figure out weaknesses in your writing. Improve them. Once you write well, and know what you enjoy writing, you will faster and enjoy it more. | Writing is a long slog even for those who love it. It sounds like a mostly mental effort, but there's a good bit of physical effort involved, too. I'm sure we've all dreamed of the magical typewriter that types the story exactly as we picture it in our minds... Anyway, two options: 1) Collaborate with someone to write your stories, or 2) Find some other way to bring those stories to life--a way that might be more engaging to you: a webcomic, perhaps. \[EDIT\] Or maybe a blog or podcast, where you tell the story to an audience, freeform. | 1 | 823 | 2.285714 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibaaq6u | ib9788x | 1,654,458,095 | 1,654,439,147 | 14 | 13 | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | You have 2 options: 1) Realize that posting this kind of stuff on reddit helps literally no one and is just another excuse so that you can procrastinate longer. Get a reality check and start actually writing and stop making excuses, because no amount of reddit posts are going to magically finish a book for you. 2) Give up and keep your daydreaming to yourself. No one cares how many cool ideas or whatever you have, everyone has them but other people actually do something with them. | 1 | 18,948 | 1.076923 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibaaq6u | ib8u6jr | 1,654,458,095 | 1,654,431,368 | 14 | 7 | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | Definitely can relate to this. I have probably spent over a decade trying to unsuccessfully write stories but not finishing due to procrastination and lack of focus. I'd be really hard on myself while writing my first draft and wouldn't be able to continue because I didn't love what I was putting down. I don't think that's a reason to stop writing. Honestly, I think you have to just write for your first draft. Don't be critical of yourself and just put down whatever comes to mind. The actual forming of the story and patching up mistakes should happen in your second and third draft Also, don't be afraid to mix up your writing styles. For me, I found out a few years ago that I'm better writing newsletter/blog profile and feature stories because it is short and I find it easier to go through the editing process. Keep trying different things and don't give up! | 1 | 26,727 | 2 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibaaq6u | ib8xeby | 1,654,458,095 | 1,654,433,511 | 14 | 7 | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | Writing is a long slog even for those who love it. It sounds like a mostly mental effort, but there's a good bit of physical effort involved, too. I'm sure we've all dreamed of the magical typewriter that types the story exactly as we picture it in our minds... Anyway, two options: 1) Collaborate with someone to write your stories, or 2) Find some other way to bring those stories to life--a way that might be more engaging to you: a webcomic, perhaps. \[EDIT\] Or maybe a blog or podcast, where you tell the story to an audience, freeform. | 1 | 24,584 | 2 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9lyga | ibaaq6u | 1,654,446,383 | 1,654,458,095 | 4 | 14 | It’s work. 🤷🏼♀️ | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | 0 | 11,712 | 3.5 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibaaq6u | ib9o24a | 1,654,458,095 | 1,654,447,383 | 14 | 3 | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | I feel like this is a troll post. | 1 | 10,712 | 4.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib96h6e | ibaaq6u | 1,654,438,752 | 1,654,458,095 | 3 | 14 | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | 0 | 19,343 | 4.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib997ne | ibaaq6u | 1,654,440,173 | 1,654,458,095 | 4 | 14 | Perhaps that is because you don’t love the story you are writing. | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | 0 | 17,922 | 3.5 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibaaq6u | iba0cgq | 1,654,458,095 | 1,654,453,129 | 14 | 3 | "I'd love to be a successful XXXXXX but I don't want to put the effort in." says billions of people on the planet | I, too, love the idea of you writing a story. | 1 | 4,966 | 4.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9788x | ib8u6jr | 1,654,439,147 | 1,654,431,368 | 13 | 7 | You have 2 options: 1) Realize that posting this kind of stuff on reddit helps literally no one and is just another excuse so that you can procrastinate longer. Get a reality check and start actually writing and stop making excuses, because no amount of reddit posts are going to magically finish a book for you. 2) Give up and keep your daydreaming to yourself. No one cares how many cool ideas or whatever you have, everyone has them but other people actually do something with them. | Definitely can relate to this. I have probably spent over a decade trying to unsuccessfully write stories but not finishing due to procrastination and lack of focus. I'd be really hard on myself while writing my first draft and wouldn't be able to continue because I didn't love what I was putting down. I don't think that's a reason to stop writing. Honestly, I think you have to just write for your first draft. Don't be critical of yourself and just put down whatever comes to mind. The actual forming of the story and patching up mistakes should happen in your second and third draft Also, don't be afraid to mix up your writing styles. For me, I found out a few years ago that I'm better writing newsletter/blog profile and feature stories because it is short and I find it easier to go through the editing process. Keep trying different things and don't give up! | 1 | 7,779 | 1.857143 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib8xeby | ib9788x | 1,654,433,511 | 1,654,439,147 | 7 | 13 | Writing is a long slog even for those who love it. It sounds like a mostly mental effort, but there's a good bit of physical effort involved, too. I'm sure we've all dreamed of the magical typewriter that types the story exactly as we picture it in our minds... Anyway, two options: 1) Collaborate with someone to write your stories, or 2) Find some other way to bring those stories to life--a way that might be more engaging to you: a webcomic, perhaps. \[EDIT\] Or maybe a blog or podcast, where you tell the story to an audience, freeform. | You have 2 options: 1) Realize that posting this kind of stuff on reddit helps literally no one and is just another excuse so that you can procrastinate longer. Get a reality check and start actually writing and stop making excuses, because no amount of reddit posts are going to magically finish a book for you. 2) Give up and keep your daydreaming to yourself. No one cares how many cool ideas or whatever you have, everyone has them but other people actually do something with them. | 0 | 5,636 | 1.857143 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9788x | ib96h6e | 1,654,439,147 | 1,654,438,752 | 13 | 3 | You have 2 options: 1) Realize that posting this kind of stuff on reddit helps literally no one and is just another excuse so that you can procrastinate longer. Get a reality check and start actually writing and stop making excuses, because no amount of reddit posts are going to magically finish a book for you. 2) Give up and keep your daydreaming to yourself. No one cares how many cool ideas or whatever you have, everyone has them but other people actually do something with them. | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | 1 | 395 | 4.333333 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib8u6jr | ibbsmbo | 1,654,431,368 | 1,654,485,484 | 7 | 8 | Definitely can relate to this. I have probably spent over a decade trying to unsuccessfully write stories but not finishing due to procrastination and lack of focus. I'd be really hard on myself while writing my first draft and wouldn't be able to continue because I didn't love what I was putting down. I don't think that's a reason to stop writing. Honestly, I think you have to just write for your first draft. Don't be critical of yourself and just put down whatever comes to mind. The actual forming of the story and patching up mistakes should happen in your second and third draft Also, don't be afraid to mix up your writing styles. For me, I found out a few years ago that I'm better writing newsletter/blog profile and feature stories because it is short and I find it easier to go through the editing process. Keep trying different things and don't give up! | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 54,116 | 1.142857 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib8xeby | ibbsmbo | 1,654,433,511 | 1,654,485,484 | 7 | 8 | Writing is a long slog even for those who love it. It sounds like a mostly mental effort, but there's a good bit of physical effort involved, too. I'm sure we've all dreamed of the magical typewriter that types the story exactly as we picture it in our minds... Anyway, two options: 1) Collaborate with someone to write your stories, or 2) Find some other way to bring those stories to life--a way that might be more engaging to you: a webcomic, perhaps. \[EDIT\] Or maybe a blog or podcast, where you tell the story to an audience, freeform. | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 51,973 | 1.142857 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibatzmb | ibbsmbo | 1,654,467,451 | 1,654,485,484 | 4 | 8 | I hate writing but I love having written. | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 18,033 | 2 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9lyga | ibbsmbo | 1,654,446,383 | 1,654,485,484 | 4 | 8 | It’s work. 🤷🏼♀️ | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 39,101 | 2 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9o24a | ibbsmbo | 1,654,447,383 | 1,654,485,484 | 3 | 8 | I feel like this is a troll post. | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 38,101 | 2.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibbsmbo | ibau0nt | 1,654,485,484 | 1,654,467,465 | 8 | 5 | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | 1 | 18,019 | 1.6 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib96h6e | ibbsmbo | 1,654,438,752 | 1,654,485,484 | 3 | 8 | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 46,732 | 2.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib997ne | ibbsmbo | 1,654,440,173 | 1,654,485,484 | 4 | 8 | Perhaps that is because you don’t love the story you are writing. | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 45,311 | 2 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | iba0cgq | ibbsmbo | 1,654,453,129 | 1,654,485,484 | 3 | 8 | I, too, love the idea of you writing a story. | Start small. 1. Write beats. Just very little beats. A line of dialogue. An exchange between two rivals. A cool discovery. Work on those until you feel comfortable with them. 2. Write scenes. Short scenes with a few different beats. Work your way up to longer scenes, more convoluted scenes, twists, surprises. Learn how to capture character in the moment, and then in the longer, more drawn-out sequences. 3. Write short stories. 3-5 scenes. They don't even need to be the best thing over. Odds are they'll be rough, but if you've got the basics down, you don't need to worry about if they work or not. Just write them, draft them, to completion. 4. Start writing novellas or, if you're feeling daring, novels. Learn how to build character arcs, reinforce themes, and juggle exposition without feeling overwhelmed. I think a lot of new authors come from having read novels and immediately think "I want to write a book too!" And then they discover just how deep that end of the pool is, and they're stymied by it. They're trying to swim in a whirlpool when they haven't even taken their first lessons yet. (That's how I started! I almost drowned several times. Not recommended.) Start with the basics and work your way up to more complex efforts. Don't burn out by trying to do more than you can right now. It's okay to start out small. Edited to add: A lot of the other comments argue that if you don't have this huge passion, you shouldn't do the thing. *Ignore them*. This is fundamentally *bad* advice. What you're experiencing right now is something that every single creative person goes through. You hit a wall where the thing you think you want to do turns out to be... hard. Difficult. Not just to perfect, but to *perform*. To actually force yourself to sit down and create. **Every single creative goes through this.** So don't feel alone! You're right there with all of the rest of us creative folk. Here's a good video on the subject. You're much closer to where professionals are than you realize. | 0 | 32,355 | 2.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibatzmb | ibbv17z | 1,654,467,451 | 1,654,486,952 | 4 | 5 | I hate writing but I love having written. | Thought I was on r/writingcirclejerk for a second | 0 | 19,501 | 1.25 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibatzmb | ib9o24a | 1,654,467,451 | 1,654,447,383 | 4 | 3 | I hate writing but I love having written. | I feel like this is a troll post. | 1 | 20,068 | 1.333333 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibau0nt | ibatzmb | 1,654,467,465 | 1,654,467,451 | 5 | 4 | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | I hate writing but I love having written. | 1 | 14 | 1.25 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibatzmb | ib96h6e | 1,654,467,451 | 1,654,438,752 | 4 | 3 | I hate writing but I love having written. | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | 1 | 28,699 | 1.333333 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | iba0cgq | ibatzmb | 1,654,453,129 | 1,654,467,451 | 3 | 4 | I, too, love the idea of you writing a story. | I hate writing but I love having written. | 0 | 14,322 | 1.333333 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9lyga | ibbv17z | 1,654,446,383 | 1,654,486,952 | 4 | 5 | It’s work. 🤷🏼♀️ | Thought I was on r/writingcirclejerk for a second | 0 | 40,569 | 1.25 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9o24a | ibbv17z | 1,654,447,383 | 1,654,486,952 | 3 | 5 | I feel like this is a troll post. | Thought I was on r/writingcirclejerk for a second | 0 | 39,569 | 1.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib96h6e | ibbv17z | 1,654,438,752 | 1,654,486,952 | 3 | 5 | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | Thought I was on r/writingcirclejerk for a second | 0 | 48,200 | 1.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibbv17z | ib997ne | 1,654,486,952 | 1,654,440,173 | 5 | 4 | Thought I was on r/writingcirclejerk for a second | Perhaps that is because you don’t love the story you are writing. | 1 | 46,779 | 1.25 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibbv17z | iba0cgq | 1,654,486,952 | 1,654,453,129 | 5 | 3 | Thought I was on r/writingcirclejerk for a second | I, too, love the idea of you writing a story. | 1 | 33,823 | 1.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibau0nt | ib9lyga | 1,654,467,465 | 1,654,446,383 | 5 | 4 | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | It’s work. 🤷🏼♀️ | 1 | 21,082 | 1.25 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9lyga | ib96h6e | 1,654,446,383 | 1,654,438,752 | 4 | 3 | It’s work. 🤷🏼♀️ | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | 1 | 7,631 | 1.333333 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib9o24a | ibau0nt | 1,654,447,383 | 1,654,467,465 | 3 | 5 | I feel like this is a troll post. | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | 0 | 20,082 | 1.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibau0nt | ib96h6e | 1,654,467,465 | 1,654,438,752 | 5 | 3 | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | 1 | 28,713 | 1.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ibau0nt | ib997ne | 1,654,467,465 | 1,654,440,173 | 5 | 4 | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | Perhaps that is because you don’t love the story you are writing. | 1 | 27,292 | 1.25 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | iba0cgq | ibau0nt | 1,654,453,129 | 1,654,467,465 | 3 | 5 | I, too, love the idea of you writing a story. | It took me a long-long-looong time to suddenly realise, that I don't actually like writing. I like thinking about writing, I like creating characters, and play scenes in my head, but when it comes to the writing process, I get stuck. I have very little expirience in writing, I finished like a couple short stories in my youth and 2 very bad novels, one of which was fanfiction. All of the other work have been unfinished. But I know a lot of theory on writing, but instead of helping me, it only hinders me. I have this idea, that if I know so much, I shoud be able to write a perfect story. I can't, obviously. It doesn't work like that. And it frustrates me to no end. So I said to myself: you know what, I don't have to write. I'm an artist, and I can draw stuff from my imagination, so the stories that live inside me could find an egress. And if I don't want to draw at this particular day, I could just think about my stories, and live inside them, while listening to music, or preparing to sleep. It brings joy to me, and I don't have to struggle with pesky words, and themes, and subplots, and outlines, and all of those annoying things that come with the occupation. It helped. I feel better about myself. If I want to write a short piece about something, I can do it without obligations or responsibilities. If I don't want to write at all - I don't do it. Writing is scary, and lonely, and hard. But with this mindset I actually start to feel that someday I might be able to do it, because it's also fun, and fulfilling, and cathartic. I just can't be cruel to myself about it. | 0 | 14,336 | 1.666667 | ||
v5btm1 | writing_train | 0.94 | I think I love the idea of writing a story, but not writing a story I love the idea of create a full story with amazing characters, story with plot twists on themes that I love (police investigations, time travel) but I'm not sure if I like the writing process. It's very hard for me to stay focus when I start to write something, I procrastinate a lot and I often block because I lack imagination. How do I deal with that ? Should I stop writing ? | ib96h6e | ib997ne | 1,654,438,752 | 1,654,440,173 | 3 | 4 | I never finished even a first draft of a story until an idea hit me on several levels at once and wouldn't let me not write it down, terrible as that first attempt was. I'm still working on it--turns out writing what I most enjoy reading is actual work on many levels--but I think I might've hit on the worst problem to fix. Maybe what you need is a great idea. Ideas are the easiest part. But an idea that will not let you go, that's your writing engine. It has to be worth learning how to write, which is work. I'd guess you don't know what kind of writer you might be, so you'll learn. Writing is experimenting! Example: I draft messy with an idea and characters, but no outline. I tried planning out another idea, to see if I could cut down on the number of drafts from zero to finished manuscript, and when I ground to a halt, annoyed and bored, I set it aside. When I've forgotten most of that, I'll try again. Lesson learned. I need to run headlong into the dark, not follow a well-lit, paved and clearly marked path. | Perhaps that is because you don’t love the story you are writing. | 0 | 1,421 | 1.333333 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gldw68y | gldneno | 1,612,027,425 | 1,612,023,404 | 11 | 4 | I've been writing for 15 years. If you show the same people (who you can trust) your work, you'll be able to tell when it's really good based on their reactions over time. I know that's not a sexy answer, but it's true. | I mean, if you are sure that what you have written is crap, then you need to work on it. After all, you ought to believe in your own work if you want to present it to the world. But there always will be moments where you irrationally lose faith in your writing. At this point, having beta readers helps a lot to sort out what is genuine flaws you can fix and what's just self-doubt in your head. | 1 | 4,021 | 2.75 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gldw68y | gldr56h | 1,612,027,425 | 1,612,025,141 | 11 | 3 | I've been writing for 15 years. If you show the same people (who you can trust) your work, you'll be able to tell when it's really good based on their reactions over time. I know that's not a sexy answer, but it's true. | You will know if it is crap when you write your next book and love that one so much more. | 1 | 2,284 | 3.666667 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gldr31c | gldw68y | 1,612,025,114 | 1,612,027,425 | 1 | 11 | Share share share! | I've been writing for 15 years. If you show the same people (who you can trust) your work, you'll be able to tell when it's really good based on their reactions over time. I know that's not a sexy answer, but it's true. | 0 | 2,311 | 11 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gldr31c | gldr56h | 1,612,025,114 | 1,612,025,141 | 1 | 3 | Share share share! | You will know if it is crap when you write your next book and love that one so much more. | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gle07w6 | gldr31c | 1,612,029,256 | 1,612,025,114 | 3 | 1 | I've written ten novels in the last four years, and this is what I've learned: My first novel was amazing... or so I thought at the time. Looking back on it now, it's actually quite terrible, albeit with a few scenes that still hold up well. It's incredibly rare that a novel would be 100% crap. My opinion on novel 1 now is that it's 90% crap. Even the 10% that isn't crap could have been written better. But even so: there's 10% of that first novel that I am legitimately still pleased that I wrote. When I wrote my second one, I could recognise that it was better than the first one, and so I was really proud of that one when I was done too. But again, looking back on it now, a lot of it is still pretty bad. The third novel was even better than the second one, and the flaws in the first one were, at this point, even more glaring than they were before. Rinse and repeat, until I finished novel 10 one a few weeks ago. I can now see very clearly that novels 1-4 really were awful, despite how I felt about them at the time. Novels 5-9 are better, each one improving a bit on the last one. I'm pretty pleased with how novel 10 turned out. But I'm now also wise enough to know that a year or two from now (when I go back to edit it - yeah, I really do leave my work a minimum of 12 months before I look at it again), I'll look back at novel 10 and say, "What the fuck was I thinking when I wrote this?" Nothing you ever write will be perfect, and it may be that you're not good enough to recognise your own flaws... yet. But the best way you can tell if your writing is any good is by having lots of writing that you can look back on. You'll have a timeline of stuff you wrote over time, and you can see all the little ways you got better over time. Don't ever let a fear of imperfection stop you from writing. | Share share share! | 1 | 4,142 | 3 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gle34pq | gle355o | 1,612,030,580 | 1,612,030,586 | 2 | 3 | I think the key is to get feedback on your manuscript, go through the process of edits. And then write your next book. I guarantee your next book will be better because you’ll be implementing everything you learned from writing and editing your first book. I am a publishing professional and this has always been my advice. | A lot will depend on how old you are and how much you have written in your life before. When I started writing in middle school, I could tell the advancements I made from the first to maybe the tenth chapter - there was just no denying how clunky those first paragraphs were, how I fell in love with a word and repeated it over and over again, simple grammar errors that hurt as soon as I tried to read the text out loud. If you're older and have been writing for years at work, the issues will be less obvious. Most likely, you'll have issues that affect the story itself rather than the technical aspects of your writing - character development, pacing, voice, that sort of thing. Some you'll find yourself once you re-read, others will probably require a beta-reader. Time and distance always help. Try looking at your text as if you were your own teacher and had to grade it. | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gle355o | gldr31c | 1,612,030,586 | 1,612,025,114 | 3 | 1 | A lot will depend on how old you are and how much you have written in your life before. When I started writing in middle school, I could tell the advancements I made from the first to maybe the tenth chapter - there was just no denying how clunky those first paragraphs were, how I fell in love with a word and repeated it over and over again, simple grammar errors that hurt as soon as I tried to read the text out loud. If you're older and have been writing for years at work, the issues will be less obvious. Most likely, you'll have issues that affect the story itself rather than the technical aspects of your writing - character development, pacing, voice, that sort of thing. Some you'll find yourself once you re-read, others will probably require a beta-reader. Time and distance always help. Try looking at your text as if you were your own teacher and had to grade it. | Share share share! | 1 | 5,472 | 3 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gldr31c | gle34pq | 1,612,025,114 | 1,612,030,580 | 1 | 2 | Share share share! | I think the key is to get feedback on your manuscript, go through the process of edits. And then write your next book. I guarantee your next book will be better because you’ll be implementing everything you learned from writing and editing your first book. I am a publishing professional and this has always been my advice. | 0 | 5,466 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gldr31c | glebupp | 1,612,025,114 | 1,612,034,569 | 1 | 2 | Share share share! | Record yourself reading it. When you listen to it, does it sound like a story you would pay money for? why or why not? | 0 | 9,455 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glebupp | gle8w6g | 1,612,034,569 | 1,612,033,214 | 2 | 1 | Record yourself reading it. When you listen to it, does it sound like a story you would pay money for? why or why not? | I think getting feedback could help. Preferably from someone you don't know, or someone who is willing to be brutally honest with you. | 1 | 1,355 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glf4nli | gldr31c | 1,612,048,501 | 1,612,025,114 | 2 | 1 | One's crap is someone else's gold. There is no magical built-in universe critic that automatically gives score to every written piece of literature from 1 to 10. You just do what you do and look at yourself and notice what works for you and what doesn't, how you can improve your quality. | Share share share! | 1 | 23,387 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gle8w6g | glf4nli | 1,612,033,214 | 1,612,048,501 | 1 | 2 | I think getting feedback could help. Preferably from someone you don't know, or someone who is willing to be brutally honest with you. | One's crap is someone else's gold. There is no magical built-in universe critic that automatically gives score to every written piece of literature from 1 to 10. You just do what you do and look at yourself and notice what works for you and what doesn't, how you can improve your quality. | 0 | 15,287 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glel5e8 | glf4nli | 1,612,038,982 | 1,612,048,501 | 1 | 2 | I resonate with this issue. Knowing you can't be your own impartial judge breeds a lot anxiety, at least for me, during revision. When I have a superlative reaction to my own work, or one of absolute disgust, that's when I know my mind's playing tricks. The answer writ-large, I s'pose, is to find that impartial judge -- a jury of people being even better -- that you know won't bourbon-coat the pill, as it were. It's a struggle when dealing with a subjective craft/art/avocation/nourishment like writing; you're not solving arithmetic; units of quality, degrees of success, are not always measurable; knowledge is amorphous, orbiting outside of one's ken. What you can do, alone, is read and digest as much as possible. Tool yourself with the methods of the masters before you put out your own product on the market. Remember everyone gets one first novel -- only one. Yours could be Carrie, could be Sun Also Rises, or it could not be. That's up to your dedication and work ethic. | One's crap is someone else's gold. There is no magical built-in universe critic that automatically gives score to every written piece of literature from 1 to 10. You just do what you do and look at yourself and notice what works for you and what doesn't, how you can improve your quality. | 0 | 9,519 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glexw2m | glf4nli | 1,612,045,158 | 1,612,048,501 | 1 | 2 | When people who read it start to spontaneously giving you feedback about the content instead of complaining about your prose you've reached the first milestone. When the readers start spontaneously pointing out what they liked about a given chapter instead complaining about your plot or characters you've reached the second one. The third milestion I don't know how to recognise, since I might have not reached it yet, but I'll be sure to report if it happens. | One's crap is someone else's gold. There is no magical built-in universe critic that automatically gives score to every written piece of literature from 1 to 10. You just do what you do and look at yourself and notice what works for you and what doesn't, how you can improve your quality. | 0 | 3,343 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glf0mw1 | glf4nli | 1,612,046,507 | 1,612,048,501 | 1 | 2 | Take a break from your most recent work when it's been finished and read/write other stuff. When you're able to come back to it later, you'll be able to read it and enjoy it or criticize it with a fresh point of view. That's how I'm personally able to do my most productive editing. | One's crap is someone else's gold. There is no magical built-in universe critic that automatically gives score to every written piece of literature from 1 to 10. You just do what you do and look at yourself and notice what works for you and what doesn't, how you can improve your quality. | 0 | 1,994 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glf7rnv | gldr31c | 1,612,050,095 | 1,612,025,114 | 2 | 1 | What I did not too long ago which helped me pick up on some errors, and made a feel for the story was exporting it as a PDF, and as a PDF you can have it read out loud to you by a bot, it's clear and can help you out a little bit. A tip though, it's not perfect and may make mistakes, so don't rely TOO heavily on it, it's just to give you a different view on your novel or piece of writing. It doesn't act like a human would when reading, it's just to give a basic idea of how it may sound to you, rather than reading it. If you have some really close friends or family, have them read a portion of it, or all of it, let them give you some constructive criticism. But I do not agree with your first novel will be bad, I think your future ones can just be better, as time goes on you learn, and you make progress, you find tricks of the trade by just practicing. I hope this helps. | Share share share! | 1 | 24,981 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glf7rnv | gle8w6g | 1,612,050,095 | 1,612,033,214 | 2 | 1 | What I did not too long ago which helped me pick up on some errors, and made a feel for the story was exporting it as a PDF, and as a PDF you can have it read out loud to you by a bot, it's clear and can help you out a little bit. A tip though, it's not perfect and may make mistakes, so don't rely TOO heavily on it, it's just to give you a different view on your novel or piece of writing. It doesn't act like a human would when reading, it's just to give a basic idea of how it may sound to you, rather than reading it. If you have some really close friends or family, have them read a portion of it, or all of it, let them give you some constructive criticism. But I do not agree with your first novel will be bad, I think your future ones can just be better, as time goes on you learn, and you make progress, you find tricks of the trade by just practicing. I hope this helps. | I think getting feedback could help. Preferably from someone you don't know, or someone who is willing to be brutally honest with you. | 1 | 16,881 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glel5e8 | glf7rnv | 1,612,038,982 | 1,612,050,095 | 1 | 2 | I resonate with this issue. Knowing you can't be your own impartial judge breeds a lot anxiety, at least for me, during revision. When I have a superlative reaction to my own work, or one of absolute disgust, that's when I know my mind's playing tricks. The answer writ-large, I s'pose, is to find that impartial judge -- a jury of people being even better -- that you know won't bourbon-coat the pill, as it were. It's a struggle when dealing with a subjective craft/art/avocation/nourishment like writing; you're not solving arithmetic; units of quality, degrees of success, are not always measurable; knowledge is amorphous, orbiting outside of one's ken. What you can do, alone, is read and digest as much as possible. Tool yourself with the methods of the masters before you put out your own product on the market. Remember everyone gets one first novel -- only one. Yours could be Carrie, could be Sun Also Rises, or it could not be. That's up to your dedication and work ethic. | What I did not too long ago which helped me pick up on some errors, and made a feel for the story was exporting it as a PDF, and as a PDF you can have it read out loud to you by a bot, it's clear and can help you out a little bit. A tip though, it's not perfect and may make mistakes, so don't rely TOO heavily on it, it's just to give you a different view on your novel or piece of writing. It doesn't act like a human would when reading, it's just to give a basic idea of how it may sound to you, rather than reading it. If you have some really close friends or family, have them read a portion of it, or all of it, let them give you some constructive criticism. But I do not agree with your first novel will be bad, I think your future ones can just be better, as time goes on you learn, and you make progress, you find tricks of the trade by just practicing. I hope this helps. | 0 | 11,113 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glexw2m | glf7rnv | 1,612,045,158 | 1,612,050,095 | 1 | 2 | When people who read it start to spontaneously giving you feedback about the content instead of complaining about your prose you've reached the first milestone. When the readers start spontaneously pointing out what they liked about a given chapter instead complaining about your plot or characters you've reached the second one. The third milestion I don't know how to recognise, since I might have not reached it yet, but I'll be sure to report if it happens. | What I did not too long ago which helped me pick up on some errors, and made a feel for the story was exporting it as a PDF, and as a PDF you can have it read out loud to you by a bot, it's clear and can help you out a little bit. A tip though, it's not perfect and may make mistakes, so don't rely TOO heavily on it, it's just to give you a different view on your novel or piece of writing. It doesn't act like a human would when reading, it's just to give a basic idea of how it may sound to you, rather than reading it. If you have some really close friends or family, have them read a portion of it, or all of it, let them give you some constructive criticism. But I do not agree with your first novel will be bad, I think your future ones can just be better, as time goes on you learn, and you make progress, you find tricks of the trade by just practicing. I hope this helps. | 0 | 4,937 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glf7rnv | glf0mw1 | 1,612,050,095 | 1,612,046,507 | 2 | 1 | What I did not too long ago which helped me pick up on some errors, and made a feel for the story was exporting it as a PDF, and as a PDF you can have it read out loud to you by a bot, it's clear and can help you out a little bit. A tip though, it's not perfect and may make mistakes, so don't rely TOO heavily on it, it's just to give you a different view on your novel or piece of writing. It doesn't act like a human would when reading, it's just to give a basic idea of how it may sound to you, rather than reading it. If you have some really close friends or family, have them read a portion of it, or all of it, let them give you some constructive criticism. But I do not agree with your first novel will be bad, I think your future ones can just be better, as time goes on you learn, and you make progress, you find tricks of the trade by just practicing. I hope this helps. | Take a break from your most recent work when it's been finished and read/write other stuff. When you're able to come back to it later, you'll be able to read it and enjoy it or criticize it with a fresh point of view. That's how I'm personally able to do my most productive editing. | 1 | 3,588 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfbbfk | gldr31c | 1,612,051,944 | 1,612,025,114 | 2 | 1 | The story of mi life. I never know if my owns writings are good or if people say that they loves them only because they are my friends. On other hand I'm very critical to myself and I always "hate" all that I write. So yes, for me is very difficult to know if I'm enough good writing. | Share share share! | 1 | 26,830 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfbbfk | gle8w6g | 1,612,051,944 | 1,612,033,214 | 2 | 1 | The story of mi life. I never know if my owns writings are good or if people say that they loves them only because they are my friends. On other hand I'm very critical to myself and I always "hate" all that I write. So yes, for me is very difficult to know if I'm enough good writing. | I think getting feedback could help. Preferably from someone you don't know, or someone who is willing to be brutally honest with you. | 1 | 18,730 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfbbfk | glel5e8 | 1,612,051,944 | 1,612,038,982 | 2 | 1 | The story of mi life. I never know if my owns writings are good or if people say that they loves them only because they are my friends. On other hand I'm very critical to myself and I always "hate" all that I write. So yes, for me is very difficult to know if I'm enough good writing. | I resonate with this issue. Knowing you can't be your own impartial judge breeds a lot anxiety, at least for me, during revision. When I have a superlative reaction to my own work, or one of absolute disgust, that's when I know my mind's playing tricks. The answer writ-large, I s'pose, is to find that impartial judge -- a jury of people being even better -- that you know won't bourbon-coat the pill, as it were. It's a struggle when dealing with a subjective craft/art/avocation/nourishment like writing; you're not solving arithmetic; units of quality, degrees of success, are not always measurable; knowledge is amorphous, orbiting outside of one's ken. What you can do, alone, is read and digest as much as possible. Tool yourself with the methods of the masters before you put out your own product on the market. Remember everyone gets one first novel -- only one. Yours could be Carrie, could be Sun Also Rises, or it could not be. That's up to your dedication and work ethic. | 1 | 12,962 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfbbfk | glexw2m | 1,612,051,944 | 1,612,045,158 | 2 | 1 | The story of mi life. I never know if my owns writings are good or if people say that they loves them only because they are my friends. On other hand I'm very critical to myself and I always "hate" all that I write. So yes, for me is very difficult to know if I'm enough good writing. | When people who read it start to spontaneously giving you feedback about the content instead of complaining about your prose you've reached the first milestone. When the readers start spontaneously pointing out what they liked about a given chapter instead complaining about your plot or characters you've reached the second one. The third milestion I don't know how to recognise, since I might have not reached it yet, but I'll be sure to report if it happens. | 1 | 6,786 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfbbfk | glf0mw1 | 1,612,051,944 | 1,612,046,507 | 2 | 1 | The story of mi life. I never know if my owns writings are good or if people say that they loves them only because they are my friends. On other hand I'm very critical to myself and I always "hate" all that I write. So yes, for me is very difficult to know if I'm enough good writing. | Take a break from your most recent work when it's been finished and read/write other stuff. When you're able to come back to it later, you'll be able to read it and enjoy it or criticize it with a fresh point of view. That's how I'm personally able to do my most productive editing. | 1 | 5,437 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfqsp0 | gldr31c | 1,612,060,039 | 1,612,025,114 | 2 | 1 | You can recognize good singing when you hear it, right? Even though you haven't studied music theory or may not have any specialized knowledge about music. So, assuming you read for fun, how can you not recognize good writing--just because it's your own? Past a certain point of competence, knowledge of the rules of writing, and sophistication in properly wielding them, how "good" your writing is...is subjective. If your writing sounds good to you--if it sounds the way you want it to sound--and it also sounds good to your beta readers (representing your market of readers), then your writing is as subjectively good as it needs to be. ---- I'll say this: when you reach the point where you no longer feel jealous or intimidated by "beautiful writing" because you're able to break down their voice to its nuances and write in a similar way (if you chose), but instead love and prefer your voice/style? Combined with good feedback from beta readers, that may be the sign that your writing has become the good *version* of your voice. | Share share share! | 1 | 34,925 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfqsp0 | gle8w6g | 1,612,060,039 | 1,612,033,214 | 2 | 1 | You can recognize good singing when you hear it, right? Even though you haven't studied music theory or may not have any specialized knowledge about music. So, assuming you read for fun, how can you not recognize good writing--just because it's your own? Past a certain point of competence, knowledge of the rules of writing, and sophistication in properly wielding them, how "good" your writing is...is subjective. If your writing sounds good to you--if it sounds the way you want it to sound--and it also sounds good to your beta readers (representing your market of readers), then your writing is as subjectively good as it needs to be. ---- I'll say this: when you reach the point where you no longer feel jealous or intimidated by "beautiful writing" because you're able to break down their voice to its nuances and write in a similar way (if you chose), but instead love and prefer your voice/style? Combined with good feedback from beta readers, that may be the sign that your writing has become the good *version* of your voice. | I think getting feedback could help. Preferably from someone you don't know, or someone who is willing to be brutally honest with you. | 1 | 26,825 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glel5e8 | glfqsp0 | 1,612,038,982 | 1,612,060,039 | 1 | 2 | I resonate with this issue. Knowing you can't be your own impartial judge breeds a lot anxiety, at least for me, during revision. When I have a superlative reaction to my own work, or one of absolute disgust, that's when I know my mind's playing tricks. The answer writ-large, I s'pose, is to find that impartial judge -- a jury of people being even better -- that you know won't bourbon-coat the pill, as it were. It's a struggle when dealing with a subjective craft/art/avocation/nourishment like writing; you're not solving arithmetic; units of quality, degrees of success, are not always measurable; knowledge is amorphous, orbiting outside of one's ken. What you can do, alone, is read and digest as much as possible. Tool yourself with the methods of the masters before you put out your own product on the market. Remember everyone gets one first novel -- only one. Yours could be Carrie, could be Sun Also Rises, or it could not be. That's up to your dedication and work ethic. | You can recognize good singing when you hear it, right? Even though you haven't studied music theory or may not have any specialized knowledge about music. So, assuming you read for fun, how can you not recognize good writing--just because it's your own? Past a certain point of competence, knowledge of the rules of writing, and sophistication in properly wielding them, how "good" your writing is...is subjective. If your writing sounds good to you--if it sounds the way you want it to sound--and it also sounds good to your beta readers (representing your market of readers), then your writing is as subjectively good as it needs to be. ---- I'll say this: when you reach the point where you no longer feel jealous or intimidated by "beautiful writing" because you're able to break down their voice to its nuances and write in a similar way (if you chose), but instead love and prefer your voice/style? Combined with good feedback from beta readers, that may be the sign that your writing has become the good *version* of your voice. | 0 | 21,057 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfqsp0 | glexw2m | 1,612,060,039 | 1,612,045,158 | 2 | 1 | You can recognize good singing when you hear it, right? Even though you haven't studied music theory or may not have any specialized knowledge about music. So, assuming you read for fun, how can you not recognize good writing--just because it's your own? Past a certain point of competence, knowledge of the rules of writing, and sophistication in properly wielding them, how "good" your writing is...is subjective. If your writing sounds good to you--if it sounds the way you want it to sound--and it also sounds good to your beta readers (representing your market of readers), then your writing is as subjectively good as it needs to be. ---- I'll say this: when you reach the point where you no longer feel jealous or intimidated by "beautiful writing" because you're able to break down their voice to its nuances and write in a similar way (if you chose), but instead love and prefer your voice/style? Combined with good feedback from beta readers, that may be the sign that your writing has become the good *version* of your voice. | When people who read it start to spontaneously giving you feedback about the content instead of complaining about your prose you've reached the first milestone. When the readers start spontaneously pointing out what they liked about a given chapter instead complaining about your plot or characters you've reached the second one. The third milestion I don't know how to recognise, since I might have not reached it yet, but I'll be sure to report if it happens. | 1 | 14,881 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glfqsp0 | glf0mw1 | 1,612,060,039 | 1,612,046,507 | 2 | 1 | You can recognize good singing when you hear it, right? Even though you haven't studied music theory or may not have any specialized knowledge about music. So, assuming you read for fun, how can you not recognize good writing--just because it's your own? Past a certain point of competence, knowledge of the rules of writing, and sophistication in properly wielding them, how "good" your writing is...is subjective. If your writing sounds good to you--if it sounds the way you want it to sound--and it also sounds good to your beta readers (representing your market of readers), then your writing is as subjectively good as it needs to be. ---- I'll say this: when you reach the point where you no longer feel jealous or intimidated by "beautiful writing" because you're able to break down their voice to its nuances and write in a similar way (if you chose), but instead love and prefer your voice/style? Combined with good feedback from beta readers, that may be the sign that your writing has become the good *version* of your voice. | Take a break from your most recent work when it's been finished and read/write other stuff. When you're able to come back to it later, you'll be able to read it and enjoy it or criticize it with a fresh point of view. That's how I'm personally able to do my most productive editing. | 1 | 13,532 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glii2ga | gldr31c | 1,612,123,282 | 1,612,025,114 | 2 | 1 | When people say they like it. For me, it's when I love the story I wrote. | Share share share! | 1 | 98,168 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | gle8w6g | glii2ga | 1,612,033,214 | 1,612,123,282 | 1 | 2 | I think getting feedback could help. Preferably from someone you don't know, or someone who is willing to be brutally honest with you. | When people say they like it. For me, it's when I love the story I wrote. | 0 | 90,068 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glii2ga | glel5e8 | 1,612,123,282 | 1,612,038,982 | 2 | 1 | When people say they like it. For me, it's when I love the story I wrote. | I resonate with this issue. Knowing you can't be your own impartial judge breeds a lot anxiety, at least for me, during revision. When I have a superlative reaction to my own work, or one of absolute disgust, that's when I know my mind's playing tricks. The answer writ-large, I s'pose, is to find that impartial judge -- a jury of people being even better -- that you know won't bourbon-coat the pill, as it were. It's a struggle when dealing with a subjective craft/art/avocation/nourishment like writing; you're not solving arithmetic; units of quality, degrees of success, are not always measurable; knowledge is amorphous, orbiting outside of one's ken. What you can do, alone, is read and digest as much as possible. Tool yourself with the methods of the masters before you put out your own product on the market. Remember everyone gets one first novel -- only one. Yours could be Carrie, could be Sun Also Rises, or it could not be. That's up to your dedication and work ethic. | 1 | 84,300 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glii2ga | glexw2m | 1,612,123,282 | 1,612,045,158 | 2 | 1 | When people say they like it. For me, it's when I love the story I wrote. | When people who read it start to spontaneously giving you feedback about the content instead of complaining about your prose you've reached the first milestone. When the readers start spontaneously pointing out what they liked about a given chapter instead complaining about your plot or characters you've reached the second one. The third milestion I don't know how to recognise, since I might have not reached it yet, but I'll be sure to report if it happens. | 1 | 78,124 | 2 | ||
l8olrr | writing_train | 0.95 | How do you know if your own writing is any good? Many people say that the first novel you write will be crap. But I wonder, will it be crap just to others, or to myself too? How do I know if what I write is crap or not if I like it when I read it? Is it possible to judge my work just after writing it, or do I need to stay away from it for a while? If the latter, for how long? | glii2ga | glf0mw1 | 1,612,123,282 | 1,612,046,507 | 2 | 1 | When people say they like it. For me, it's when I love the story I wrote. | Take a break from your most recent work when it's been finished and read/write other stuff. When you're able to come back to it later, you'll be able to read it and enjoy it or criticize it with a fresh point of view. That's how I'm personally able to do my most productive editing. | 1 | 76,775 | 2 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5u16nm | h5twhct | 1,626,751,226 | 1,626,748,690 | 31 | 3 | That’s because new ideas are easy, plentiful, and exciting. Turning those ideas into a story is a usually not easy, and takes a lot of hard work. Ideas give you bits and pieces but not a world, or goals and challenges for your characters. All of that just takes practice and discipline. And above all lots of reading. | Coffee and writing in a place other than at home have been the keys for me. Then just take the pressure off and let it rip. | 1 | 2,536 | 10.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5tvjp3 | h5u16nm | 1,626,748,210 | 1,626,751,226 | 3 | 31 | I was like that when I worked full time - also, I now spend months when I have an idea for a novel working out the key events, characters etc before I try to write the actual book - then it is almost like paint by numbers. Except when I haven't thought it out totally .... like now ... | That’s because new ideas are easy, plentiful, and exciting. Turning those ideas into a story is a usually not easy, and takes a lot of hard work. Ideas give you bits and pieces but not a world, or goals and challenges for your characters. All of that just takes practice and discipline. And above all lots of reading. | 0 | 3,016 | 10.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5u16nm | h5tv49g | 1,626,751,226 | 1,626,747,991 | 31 | 2 | That’s because new ideas are easy, plentiful, and exciting. Turning those ideas into a story is a usually not easy, and takes a lot of hard work. Ideas give you bits and pieces but not a world, or goals and challenges for your characters. All of that just takes practice and discipline. And above all lots of reading. | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | 1 | 3,235 | 15.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5ub7gr | h5u9n9m | 1,626,757,261 | 1,626,756,229 | 9 | 7 | You should search through the 100 other posts about this exact topic. It’s posted daily almost. It’s a very common problem. Don’t sweat it. | Forget trying to bang out the story right away, especially if facing a computer screen is so daunting. Get a notebook and start writing (yes, by hand) your ideas out, just jotting down the main points, let them sit for a while, then go back and add to or develop them as things come to you. When you have a beginning, middle and end, with lots of things in between (filler), start typing. And don't quit. Keep at it no matter how hard it is until it's ALL out on those pages. | 1 | 1,032 | 1.285714 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5ub7gr | h5twhct | 1,626,757,261 | 1,626,748,690 | 9 | 3 | You should search through the 100 other posts about this exact topic. It’s posted daily almost. It’s a very common problem. Don’t sweat it. | Coffee and writing in a place other than at home have been the keys for me. Then just take the pressure off and let it rip. | 1 | 8,571 | 3 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5tvjp3 | h5ub7gr | 1,626,748,210 | 1,626,757,261 | 3 | 9 | I was like that when I worked full time - also, I now spend months when I have an idea for a novel working out the key events, characters etc before I try to write the actual book - then it is almost like paint by numbers. Except when I haven't thought it out totally .... like now ... | You should search through the 100 other posts about this exact topic. It’s posted daily almost. It’s a very common problem. Don’t sweat it. | 0 | 9,051 | 3 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5tv49g | h5ub7gr | 1,626,747,991 | 1,626,757,261 | 2 | 9 | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | You should search through the 100 other posts about this exact topic. It’s posted daily almost. It’s a very common problem. Don’t sweat it. | 0 | 9,270 | 4.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5twhct | h5u9n9m | 1,626,748,690 | 1,626,756,229 | 3 | 7 | Coffee and writing in a place other than at home have been the keys for me. Then just take the pressure off and let it rip. | Forget trying to bang out the story right away, especially if facing a computer screen is so daunting. Get a notebook and start writing (yes, by hand) your ideas out, just jotting down the main points, let them sit for a while, then go back and add to or develop them as things come to you. When you have a beginning, middle and end, with lots of things in between (filler), start typing. And don't quit. Keep at it no matter how hard it is until it's ALL out on those pages. | 0 | 7,539 | 2.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5u9n9m | h5tvjp3 | 1,626,756,229 | 1,626,748,210 | 7 | 3 | Forget trying to bang out the story right away, especially if facing a computer screen is so daunting. Get a notebook and start writing (yes, by hand) your ideas out, just jotting down the main points, let them sit for a while, then go back and add to or develop them as things come to you. When you have a beginning, middle and end, with lots of things in between (filler), start typing. And don't quit. Keep at it no matter how hard it is until it's ALL out on those pages. | I was like that when I worked full time - also, I now spend months when I have an idea for a novel working out the key events, characters etc before I try to write the actual book - then it is almost like paint by numbers. Except when I haven't thought it out totally .... like now ... | 1 | 8,019 | 2.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5u9n9m | h5tv49g | 1,626,756,229 | 1,626,747,991 | 7 | 2 | Forget trying to bang out the story right away, especially if facing a computer screen is so daunting. Get a notebook and start writing (yes, by hand) your ideas out, just jotting down the main points, let them sit for a while, then go back and add to or develop them as things come to you. When you have a beginning, middle and end, with lots of things in between (filler), start typing. And don't quit. Keep at it no matter how hard it is until it's ALL out on those pages. | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | 1 | 8,238 | 3.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5ugzxa | h5twhct | 1,626,761,511 | 1,626,748,690 | 4 | 3 | What do you expect? If you were to write how the ideal writer should feel, what is that story? You can talk about page count per day, or being world renown as the author -- but what I'm looking for is that feel you feel you ought feel but don't. Is it exhilaration? Is it pride? Is it completion? Willpower? Courage? Surmounting demons and trauma? Conquering fear? Filling a role? What are you looking for _inside_ when you write? Don't use my examples; couch it in your words. In order to manage expectations we should probably talk about specifically what it is we want. Thereby anchoring some foothold that leads to a productive feedback loop. Generally speaking, the mistake most people make is beguiling themselves with artificial obligations and rules. They are in a place where toil seems to rule the page; it simply is not fun. How to make writing fun? How do we want to actually write? And how can we maintain that fun and stick to it to the end? The thing that interests you right now is the thing. That's why a lot of stories can get mired in the topical; current events pervade everything. The stronger you feel, the more energy you have. Seek what you want and work around the so called hard parts. Sometimes you don't even have to write the stuff you THINK you have to write. Readers know what to expect. What do YOU expect? | Coffee and writing in a place other than at home have been the keys for me. Then just take the pressure off and let it rip. | 1 | 12,821 | 1.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5twhct | h5vanz7 | 1,626,748,690 | 1,626,785,233 | 3 | 4 | Coffee and writing in a place other than at home have been the keys for me. Then just take the pressure off and let it rip. | You like to daydream, but you don’t like to write. It’s that simple. You’d love to see your brilliant ideas come to life, but don’t have the discipline to make it a reality. That may come off as harsh, but from what you described, it sounds accurate. | 0 | 36,543 | 1.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5tv49g | h5twhct | 1,626,747,991 | 1,626,748,690 | 2 | 3 | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | Coffee and writing in a place other than at home have been the keys for me. Then just take the pressure off and let it rip. | 0 | 699 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5ugzxa | h5tvjp3 | 1,626,761,511 | 1,626,748,210 | 4 | 3 | What do you expect? If you were to write how the ideal writer should feel, what is that story? You can talk about page count per day, or being world renown as the author -- but what I'm looking for is that feel you feel you ought feel but don't. Is it exhilaration? Is it pride? Is it completion? Willpower? Courage? Surmounting demons and trauma? Conquering fear? Filling a role? What are you looking for _inside_ when you write? Don't use my examples; couch it in your words. In order to manage expectations we should probably talk about specifically what it is we want. Thereby anchoring some foothold that leads to a productive feedback loop. Generally speaking, the mistake most people make is beguiling themselves with artificial obligations and rules. They are in a place where toil seems to rule the page; it simply is not fun. How to make writing fun? How do we want to actually write? And how can we maintain that fun and stick to it to the end? The thing that interests you right now is the thing. That's why a lot of stories can get mired in the topical; current events pervade everything. The stronger you feel, the more energy you have. Seek what you want and work around the so called hard parts. Sometimes you don't even have to write the stuff you THINK you have to write. Readers know what to expect. What do YOU expect? | I was like that when I worked full time - also, I now spend months when I have an idea for a novel working out the key events, characters etc before I try to write the actual book - then it is almost like paint by numbers. Except when I haven't thought it out totally .... like now ... | 1 | 13,301 | 1.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5ugzxa | h5tv49g | 1,626,761,511 | 1,626,747,991 | 4 | 2 | What do you expect? If you were to write how the ideal writer should feel, what is that story? You can talk about page count per day, or being world renown as the author -- but what I'm looking for is that feel you feel you ought feel but don't. Is it exhilaration? Is it pride? Is it completion? Willpower? Courage? Surmounting demons and trauma? Conquering fear? Filling a role? What are you looking for _inside_ when you write? Don't use my examples; couch it in your words. In order to manage expectations we should probably talk about specifically what it is we want. Thereby anchoring some foothold that leads to a productive feedback loop. Generally speaking, the mistake most people make is beguiling themselves with artificial obligations and rules. They are in a place where toil seems to rule the page; it simply is not fun. How to make writing fun? How do we want to actually write? And how can we maintain that fun and stick to it to the end? The thing that interests you right now is the thing. That's why a lot of stories can get mired in the topical; current events pervade everything. The stronger you feel, the more energy you have. Seek what you want and work around the so called hard parts. Sometimes you don't even have to write the stuff you THINK you have to write. Readers know what to expect. What do YOU expect? | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | 1 | 13,520 | 2 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5vanz7 | h5tvjp3 | 1,626,785,233 | 1,626,748,210 | 4 | 3 | You like to daydream, but you don’t like to write. It’s that simple. You’d love to see your brilliant ideas come to life, but don’t have the discipline to make it a reality. That may come off as harsh, but from what you described, it sounds accurate. | I was like that when I worked full time - also, I now spend months when I have an idea for a novel working out the key events, characters etc before I try to write the actual book - then it is almost like paint by numbers. Except when I haven't thought it out totally .... like now ... | 1 | 37,023 | 1.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5tvjp3 | h5tv49g | 1,626,748,210 | 1,626,747,991 | 3 | 2 | I was like that when I worked full time - also, I now spend months when I have an idea for a novel working out the key events, characters etc before I try to write the actual book - then it is almost like paint by numbers. Except when I haven't thought it out totally .... like now ... | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | 1 | 219 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5v1jkl | h5vanz7 | 1,626,779,255 | 1,626,785,233 | 3 | 4 | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | You like to daydream, but you don’t like to write. It’s that simple. You’d love to see your brilliant ideas come to life, but don’t have the discipline to make it a reality. That may come off as harsh, but from what you described, it sounds accurate. | 0 | 5,978 | 1.333333 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5v1jkl | h5tv49g | 1,626,779,255 | 1,626,747,991 | 3 | 2 | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | Same here. Let's wait to see who gives a good advice 😅. | 1 | 31,264 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5v1jkl | h5uhivj | 1,626,779,255 | 1,626,761,937 | 3 | 2 | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | Stay regimented so you don’t think about whether to write or not. I write every single day between five and seven; there is no decision. Also make it pleasurable; play mellow music. I drink plenty of coffee and Diet Coke, my two favorite drinks. If I am hungry, I have a light snack. If there’s extraneous noise in my home, I will close the doors to the room I am in. I usually have my dogs in with me for company. I have everything I need. I am productive. | 1 | 17,318 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5v1jkl | h5uj1eh | 1,626,779,255 | 1,626,763,167 | 3 | 2 | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | If it seems like you sleep enough, but you are tired all the time, look into having your doctor do a sleep study. If you aren't getting enough *rem* sleep, it could cause this. | 1 | 16,088 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5uwg0w | h5v1jkl | 1,626,775,026 | 1,626,779,255 | 2 | 3 | Something thats helped me is instead of allowing each new idea to turn into its own unique story, trying to see what it means in relation to the main story I'm writing. Often idea's I have don't obviously fit into the story I'm working on but if I let it simmer long enough I find it will eventually fit into the story I'm working on. Coffee also helps | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | 0 | 4,229 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5uxcxw | h5v1jkl | 1,626,775,834 | 1,626,779,255 | 2 | 3 | It happens to me too. Writing tires me to no end. I usually go through with it until I can't think anymore. Then, the next day I try again and again. I keep trying. This kind of exhaustion comes from, as you've mentioned, the fact that the white space is intimidating. It really is. You can't work in an empty space. But at the end of the day, it just comes down to writing, specifically, to keep pushing your idea further and further. The exhaustion may go away; it also may stay forever. Nevertheless, we write because we like it and because we find it interesting. It may be tiresome but... do we want to do anything else? | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | 0 | 3,421 | 1.5 | ||
onsy0z | writing_train | 0.87 | I've been incredibly inspired lately with plenty of awesome new ideas, but when I go to sit down and write, I just immediately feel tired and foggy and I just quit. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem to get through any legitimate amount of storytelling. My longest and most established projects die at around 5000 words. Ugh. Help. | h5v1jkl | h5v155w | 1,626,779,255 | 1,626,778,957 | 3 | 2 | Had a similar feeling recently. I changed my space from a desk to the couch, laptop with me, told myself it was time to riff rather than write - and away I went. I gave myself permission to spitball the ideas, dialogue, worldbuilding, events in no particular order. Let everything flow. Darted about the document as ideas came to me. It helped. At the end of that week, I had the skeletons of three stories. After that, I combed through each document and put them in rough order. Now that I have the skeletons, I'm putting the muscles and ligaments and other connective tissue in place. The empty page doesn't exist now - I'm just filling in the gaps. | Tank a red bull put on some lo fi music and write anyway. Even if you write steaming hot garbage you will find it easier to fix it than to break new ground. | 1 | 298 | 1.5 |
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