Izzy Quigley
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Millie Florence:
how do you stay with the same book the whole time? like, i start writings seeds but then i forget to water them so they dont grow.
Millie Florence
In the beginning, I actually DIDN'T stick with the same book! I was notorious for starting a million stories and then never finishing them. But I've grown to realize that wasn't a bad thing.
The reason I lost interest in many of the stories I started is because writing takes a long time, and when you're a new writer you grow quickly. So quickly that you'll often outgrow your current idea, skill-wise, before you have the chance to finish it. Of course it's boring to write a level one story if you've graduated to level five now! But that's a sign you're growing, which is a GOOD thing.
If you're a new writer and you really want to finish a story, then write something short that you're excited about, and write it fast before you have the chance to lose interest or outgrow it! Set deadlines and stick to them.
The reason I lost interest in many of the stories I started is because writing takes a long time, and when you're a new writer you grow quickly. So quickly that you'll often outgrow your current idea, skill-wise, before you have the chance to finish it. Of course it's boring to write a level one story if you've graduated to level five now! But that's a sign you're growing, which is a GOOD thing.
If you're a new writer and you really want to finish a story, then write something short that you're excited about, and write it fast before you have the chance to lose interest or outgrow it! Set deadlines and stick to them.
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Emily "The Bookworm" Hope
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Millie Florence:
I currently have two story ideas and I'm not sure what to do. One is what I've been working on the most, almost 40,000 words, but it's very complex. The other is just an idea, where the plot is so simple and I feel like I could actually finish it. (I have the same problem you did. I have too many ideas and keep jumping from story to story!) But I don't know what I should do. What do you think?
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