Aspiring Writers discussion
i am an asparagus casserole and i need motivation.
Thanks AjaI am a proud asparagus casserole. I wrote more than six words. Make it through, you'll be proud- especially once you finish conquering the first draft :)
Brooke wrote: "Thanks AjaI am a proud asparagus casserole. I wrote more than six words. Make it through, you'll be proud- especially once you finish conquering the first draft :)"
I just finished chapter two!!! I see what you mean, I am proud of myself now :)
I'm also proud of you! :)
FireLily wrote: "I finally finished a chapter last night after like a month or twoAnd now I don't know how to start the next chapter"
it helps me to start with dialogue. it sort of takes me where the characters want to go...
I have come with motivation. I'm one chapter + an epilogue away from finishing the first draft. It feels so good. So keep going!
Brooke wrote: "I have come with motivation. I'm one chapter + an epilogue away from finishing the first draft. It feels so good. So keep going!"YOU GO, BROOKE!
Brooke wrote: "I have come with motivation. I'm one chapter + an epilogue away from finishing the first draft. It feels so good. So keep going!"YOU CAN DO THIS BROOKE!!!!!! :) <3
Thanks y'all but sadly, I must prioritize schoolwork. I pride myself in that resistance to open the doc and rapidly type until I'm finished. I will let you know when I'm done<3
I also applaud you for the restraint! I hope you can get to it soon :)
I finished my first draft!!!! It's only seventy pages hehe. Not much of a novel but it's something. Now I need to do school :)Where are y'all at in your novels?
I'm not writing a novel, but I could totally help you if you needed any help with grammar or delivery while writing your story.
I'll let you know, thanks for offering! My biggest problem length, but I'll see what the second draft does.
Brooke wrote: "I finished my first draft!!!! It's only seventy pages hehe. Not much of a novel but it's something. Now I need to do school :)Where are y'all at in your novels?"
yay!
Ummm well let's just say I'm still on chapter 2
ATheReader wrote: "Ummm well let's just say I'm still on chapter 2"My chapter 2 was just a few weak sentences for a few weeks and then I got the outline finished and everything clicked. KEEP GOING!! WHOOOOOOOP!!!!!
Brooke wrote: "ATheReader wrote: "Ummm well let's just say I'm still on chapter 2"My chapter 2 was just a few weak sentences for a few weeks and then I got the outline finished and everything clicked. KEEP GOIN..."
hehhe I might write a little later today! I think I'll start writing chapter 3 and then loop back.
ATheReader wrote: "Brooke wrote: "ATheReader wrote: "Ummm well let's just say I'm still on chapter 2"My chapter 2 was just a few weak sentences for a few weeks and then I got the outline finished and everything cli..."
YOU GO AAA
Boosky wrote: ATheReader wrote:"..."THIS IS A CHAT OF POSITIVITY!!!!! Sounds great A, I will use that idea in the future.
Booktastically wrote: "ATheReader wrote: "Brooke wrote: "ATheReader wrote: "Ummm well let's just say I'm still on chapter 2"My chapter 2 was just a few weak sentences for a few weeks and then I got the outline finished..."
Thank youuu
Brooke wrote: "Boosky wrote: ATheReader wrote:"..."THIS IS A CHAT OF POSITIVITY!!!!! Sounds great A, I will use that idea in the future."
cool! Thank you for the support, you guys are definitely motivating me to actually write this story :)
Brooke wrote: "I finished my first draft!!!! It's only seventy pages hehe. Not much of a novel but it's something. Now I need to do school :)Where are y'all at in your novels?"
OMG I'M SO PROUD!!!
I have the prologue, chapters 1 and 2, half of chapter 4, and most of chapter 6, done. Chapters 3 and 5 are plotted tho.
YES!!!!! GO AJA!! YOU'VE GOT THIS!!!!! I'm so proud of you :)
Brooke wrote: "YES!!!!! GO AJA!! YOU'VE GOT THIS!!!!! I'm so proud of you :)"Thanks!
Aja wrote: "Okay I need motivation! I haven't written in so long and I feel unfaithful to my characters.... yup that didn't sound weird at all. But really I have the prolgue and charpter one done {well first d..."
The key motivation is what got you writing the story in the first place. That should keep you going. Read what you have written so far and that might remind you of why you started the story.
The key motivation is what got you writing the story in the first place. That should keep you going. Read what you have written so far and that might remind you of why you started the story.
hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in desperate need of answers :(
NOT a christie Fan wrote: "Aja wrote: "Okay I need motivation! I haven't written in so long and I feel unfaithful to my characters.... yup that didn't sound weird at all. But really I have the prolgue and charpter one done {..."Thanks!
roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in desperate need of answers :("
It might help to just leave what you're writting alone for a bit if you really feel like deleteing it. But in my opion I think you just got to push all other thoughts aside and write. It's just a draft not the finished thing, you can always change it later if you still don't like it. :)
roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up??
i'm in desperate need of answers :("
"Keep going, even if it feels like you're just shoveling s**t from a sitting position." ~Stephen King~
Don't let that pesky inner critic keep you from getting it done or you'll spend the rest of your life wondering how it turned out. As my boss would say, "Get 'er done." ESPECIALLY if you have a strong motivation for why you started in the first place. Some days, my reason I started my project is the only thing that gets my butt in the desk chair. Remember why you started and that will help you finish.
i'm in desperate need of answers :("
"Keep going, even if it feels like you're just shoveling s**t from a sitting position." ~Stephen King~
Don't let that pesky inner critic keep you from getting it done or you'll spend the rest of your life wondering how it turned out. As my boss would say, "Get 'er done." ESPECIALLY if you have a strong motivation for why you started in the first place. Some days, my reason I started my project is the only thing that gets my butt in the desk chair. Remember why you started and that will help you finish.
Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in desperate need of answers :("
It might help ..."
ahh this was strangely reassuring, sometimes i feel like what i write has to be perfect - i can't stand the loose ends and those awkward sentences that don't flow quite right... but indeed i have to push all thoughts aside!! thank you for your advice friend!! do you have to deal with that inner critic often?
NOT a christie Fan wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in desperate need of answers :("
"Keep going, ..."
ahh dear this was so kind of you to say!! thank you for these encouraging works!! i'll cherish that quote, it's exactly the energy i need right now :DD
and your boss sounds awesome omg 'get 'er done' YES
"remember why you started and that will help you finish" ah i love it, thank you my friend!! if i may ask, what were your reasons to start writing? and to everyone reading this perhaps, i'd love to know!!!! but i get that it might be personal, so dont worry about answering if you dont want to!!
NEVER try for perfection. You're just setting yourself up for failure.
First off, the first draft of anything is 💩
It's just you, getting the story out of your head and onto paper and a document page. A magazine editor once told a group of us, "Spill your guts. THEN clean it up."
Once the story is in the notebook or the document page, you can read it over and see what you need to fix. First, though, give yourself a month after getting the first draft (completed) onto your page.
You'll have some time to forget it. Then, when you come back to it, you'll be looking at the story as a reader.
Hope that helped some. I got the same advice when I was getting frustrated; wanting to just write it and, Voila, get it published. I was in grade five back then. My love for writing was kindled when a short story I wrote for a class was published in the school paper. I figured everything would be so easy.
The blind optimism of youth.
Keep that first draft. That way, when you're finished, you can see how far you came.
First off, the first draft of anything is 💩
It's just you, getting the story out of your head and onto paper and a document page. A magazine editor once told a group of us, "Spill your guts. THEN clean it up."
Once the story is in the notebook or the document page, you can read it over and see what you need to fix. First, though, give yourself a month after getting the first draft (completed) onto your page.
You'll have some time to forget it. Then, when you come back to it, you'll be looking at the story as a reader.
Hope that helped some. I got the same advice when I was getting frustrated; wanting to just write it and, Voila, get it published. I was in grade five back then. My love for writing was kindled when a short story I wrote for a class was published in the school paper. I figured everything would be so easy.
The blind optimism of youth.
Keep that first draft. That way, when you're finished, you can see how far you came.
first time commenting here, but i can atest to the whole "just write the damn first draft" mentality! i'm on draft #6 of my novel, and it's NOTHING like my first draft, but in a good way. if i hadn't finished that first draft, i wouldn't be where i am now. you can't edit a blank page, after all!yes, after you finish, editing might seem really daunting, but i like to tell myself that i need to give my story the writing it deserves, no matter how many drafts i'll need to go through:)
Ahhhhhh! Draft six????!!!!!!!! Haha I'm on my simmering after draft #1... I dread doing more than 3 drafts but it is necessary.
Brooke wrote: "Ahhhhhh! Draft six????!!!!!!!! Haha I'm on my simmering after draft #1... I dread doing more than 3 drafts but it is necessary."haha i had the same reaction when i started up a new document for the 6th time 😫 it's painful, but i am a pantser so my first couple of drafts tend to be huge messes with only a semblance of plot. at least it's fun to compare my latest work to what i have now!
my first draft was absolutely horrifying...even i hate opening the doc. but hey, if i could get through months of this dreaded editing/rewriting phase, i'm sure y'all can get through it too!
I've restarted the opening chapter about six times. Which means I have SIX chapters in which the story varies greatly. Why did I do this, you may ask? Well, because I'm ✨smart ✨. 🔪😊
So yes, y'all are doing PERFECT compare to me. No need to worry, *virtual hug*
*virtual hug*I'm a panster too :) I will persevere, but I need to wait for another few days so my mind is ✨fresh✨
roosmarijn wrote: "Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in desperate need of answers :("
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You're welcome!
Yes, my inner self is a b****. I usually end up not writing and listening to sad/depressing/angry music. But I learned that just listening to music drowns out both the world and my inner thoughts, so I take what I'm feeling and I put into what I'm writing. I tell myself that this is why I haven't punched a wall yet.
Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in desperate need..."
I think I would LOVE to read your writing. (When you actually write instead of listening to music... ehhehe)
@roosmarjinI agree with Aja, DO NOT LISTEN TO THE INNER EDITOR. I do sometimes, but music definitely helps a lot. Sometimes just getting everything out with a pencil and paper helps. Then, convert it to a computer and the edits just click and I insert them.
ATheReader wrote: "Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or give up?? i'm in de..."
You can actually read what I have done so far here: https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
Aja wrote: "ATheReader wrote: "Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "Aja wrote: "roosmarijn wrote: "hi people!! how do you deal with inner criticism while writing?? and the urge to either delete the whole thing or gi..."I'll have to check that out!
AHHHHHHH!!! AJA YOUR STORY IS INCREDIBLE mY hEArt Is pOUndIng
Brooke wrote: "How do you post stories on GR????"You can go to the community tab, then go to creative writing, hit my writing, then add new writing.
Brooke wrote: "AHHHHHHH!!! AJA YOUR STORY IS INCREDIBLE mY hEArt Is pOUndIng"Thanks!
Welp I think this is my first post on this group but I needed some✨motivation✨
So here I am.
So I try to write but there is no motivation even though I have PLANNED OUT EVERY SINGLE DETAIL THERE COULD EVER BE
So then I manage to write a little but after I get to a few thousand words I read what I wrote and I'm like "welp, this sucks" and restart. I have done this SO MANY TIMES and I don't know how to get past this one part . . .
As Yumiko put it, I'm an Asparagus Casserole.
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ahahahahaha
my plot is going nowhere
what is even happening in this chapter
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✨motivation✨
So here I am.
So I try to write but there is no motivation even though I have PLANNED OUT EVERY SINGLE DETAIL THERE C..."
wtf don't restart it!!! i was reading something that the amazing Sabaa Tahir wrote and she said she did the same thing
like she wrote many drafts and she thought they were really bad, but when she had ppl read them, they were actually really amazing
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ahahahahaha
my plot is going nowhere
what is even happening in this chapter"
literally same
i never plan any of my writing which is why i always have to restart my story lmaoo
I wish you luck