Once Upon The Stars (Updated 08-22-04)

[Atrocities]

I really need to get off my arse and just get back into this story. I know that it doesn't have a huge following but still I would like to finish it.

I have the whole story worked out for the most part, it is just going through it and re-writing it so that all the peaces fit.

I wonder why it is so hard to do something that is really kinda of fun. Its like a chore that you know you want to do but you never get up the motivation to ever get it done.

Why is that? I mean when I started the story a year or so ago I really enjoyed writing. I guess circumstances change and priorities shift.

[Ruatha]

I guess it could be the rewriting...
That usually takes some fun out of it, as you've already done it once?

I'm a devote fan btw.

[dogscoff]

Why is that? I mean when I started the story a year or so ago I really enjoyed writing. I guess circumstances change and priorities shift.

I find this too. I still enjoy writing O&C but it's more like work now and harder to get started on a new chapter. I think the reason is that when I started te story I could write any damn thing I liked without worrying about continuity, whether it fitted into the plot I had planned (because I didn't have a plot planned=-), whether I'm giving away too much or too little information. As you get deeper into the story, you need to spend more thought on these things, and that drains some of the fun out of it.

[Atrocities]

I have to agree, details can draw a lot of resources out of your mind and make the writing process a bit more problamatic, however I have always loved that kind of a challenge. But lately, like you said, it has just become harder and harder to get into it.

Like today, I sat down with the intent to do some writing on the story, but I got sucked into mIRC #se4 and pppppppffffffffffffttttttt there went the day.



When I am not so depressed, not so burdoned with worry, and mod is right I can write a lot in a short time. It is the journey not the destination that matters. However as of late starting that journey has become a destination in and of itself.

DS do you still belong to that writers forum from a year ago?

[dogscoff]

Is it really a year? I don't really go there very often. It was full of unfinished stories, and very little scifi. Nice enough ppl, but the content just wasn't right for me. I posted there Last month to notify them of my new URL, but I doubt anyone followed it up.

As for the writing... I don't know. I have ups and downs with it, and in the middle of the downs I tend to just keep telling myself that sooner or later there will be an up, and then patiently wait it out. No point trying to force it, imho, just wait. Design another 18 shipsets in the meantime

Eventually you'll get so pissed off at yourself for not writing all this stuff that's been sitting in your head for the Last X months that you'll actually sit down and start writing and... suddenly... it's not as bad as you thought it would be.

Be patient with yourself, and have faith in your own abilities. It will come.

[Atrocities]

They seemed by helpful but were kind of a bit confrontational for my tastes.

[dogscoff]

Some were and some weren't. THe guy running it (Bmat) was nice. Had there been more aliens and less elves I might have stayed=-)

BUt yeah, there were some ppl who just couldn't appreciate constructive criticism.