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Question of the Day - Part 4
RokofAges75:
Hannah, I think that makes sense. I usually associate stress with being busy, and I'm not good at writing when I'm busy because even if I do have time, I have this guilt complex about feeling like I should be using that time for something else. But when there are other things going on in your life that you can't do anything about, writing can be a great escape. It's definitely cathartic for me, and I always feel better after I've written something I'm happy with.
I have the same problem with always thinking ahead to scenes that are so far off from what I'm writing, and then when I finally work up to that point, I sometimes have the same problem Steph brought up, where I've thought through it so many times in my head that I psych myself out and feel like I can't live up the scene I've created in my head with my writing. When it does turn out as well or better than what was in my head, though, it's pure magic.
kevmylove:
I have another question...
How many projects do you work on at a time?
Are you a one story at a time kind of person or do you have a few?
Pengi:
--- Quote from: kevmylove on July 22, 2012, 09:47:45 PM ---I have another question...
How many projects do you work on at a time?
Are you a one story at a time kind of person or do you have a few?
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As many of you know, I have Writing ADD, lol. I have to write in specific genres for my inspiration to work well and the writing to come up to par with what I expect it to be. My best stories have a blend of a bunch of genres, which is why I can focus on them exclusively. But my more focused genre stories kind of get piled into a collection of stuff to work on on a rainy day. Consequently, I have a lot of open stuff, but only one project that I really focus on.
FrickingKaos:
I have a few I'm working on right now. I have a Nick one-shot I'm almost finished with, I have From This Moment on which I have no inspiration to write it right now, Forces of Nature is on hiatus for the same reason, and then Weird World. So 4 stories. Plus I am still working on the college idea. I got the prologue started, just haven't finished it yet. There are several other ideas I have in my head, so I have a bad case of ADD with that lol
Sakabelle:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 22, 2012, 09:45:29 PM ---Hannah, I think that makes sense. I usually associate stress with being busy, and I'm not good at writing when I'm busy because even if I do have time, I have this guilt complex about feeling like I should be using that time for something else. But when there are other things going on in your life that you can't do anything about, writing can be a great escape. It's definitely cathartic for me, and I always feel better after I've written something I'm happy with.
I have the same problem with always thinking ahead to scenes that are so far off from what I'm writing, and then when I finally work up to that point, I sometimes have the same problem Steph brought up, where I've thought through it so many times in my head that I psych myself out and feel like I can't live up the scene I've created in my head with my writing. When it does turn out as well or better than what was in my head, though, it's pure magic.
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I agree with all of this, but I agree so much with the part that I've bolded. Some of the scenes that I've written out (after having thought about them forever) have turned out so well that I won't ever forget exactly what part of the story they're in and if I ever feel like going back to read something old of mine, those are the scenes I go back to. Because I'm the most proud of them, and they boost my confidence in my writing. I think it's the reason that I like to sit on things for so long as well. So that I have that opportunity to play with those pivotal scenes and make them exactly how I want them. I notice that a lot my favourite things I've written, are things that I sat on and edited a lot before posting.
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