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Separate_From_Society · 10-02-2008

Hi guys I'm Separate_From_Society and I've been trying to start finishing off some of the fics I left here and guess what I can't.

Honestly, I don't know what to do anymore. Back in my golden age of writing I was slamming the boards with a chapter every other day because I wanted to write. I knew what to write. Didn't matter if it was crap or if it was good, I thought it was awesome regardless. Into the Depths? Good Lord tried reading that again and I just couldn't help but overanalyze and leave the story in disgust.

I've tried restarting a little bit with Chronicles of the Righteous, but I've no idea where to go with it. 2 years ago I could've probably gone forever with it. I tried doing a chapter for Floating, a fic I had BIG plans for but kind of lost them. Couldn't make it a paragraph.

This is extraordinarily disappointing because I'd always hoped to be some kind of author, whether a full-time creator-of-masterpieces or just the amateur who writes stuff on the side. I just can't think and plan and take it in stride like I used to. Whether that's the cause of me "growing up a little," (in my own way) or English classes enforcing too much grammar and too little creativity/vocabulary, I don't know. So many things that could be a factor here.

I just don't know what to do, figured someone might have something that could help get over a huge slump like this -- if they experienced it, going through it or whatever.

10-02-2008	#1404 (permalink)
Separate_From_Society (21) Majin Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Homeless /sigh Posts: 1,634 Rep Power: 10	Re: Writers of MFG / General Discussion Hi guys I'm Separate_From_Society and I've been trying to start finishing off some of the fics I left here and guess what I can't. Honestly, I don't know what to do anymore. Back in my golden age of writing I was slamming the boards with a chapter every other day because I wanted to write. I knew what to write. Didn't matter if it was crap or if it was good, I thought it was awesome regardless. Into the Depths? Good Lord tried reading that again and I just couldn't help but overanalyze and leave the story in disgust. I've tried restarting a little bit with Chronicles of the Righteous, but I've no idea where to go with it. 2 years ago I could've probably gone forever with it. I tried doing a chapter for Floating, a fic I had BIG plans for but kind of lost them. Couldn't make it a paragraph. This is extraordinarily disappointing because I'd always hoped to be some kind of author, whether a full-time creator-of-masterpieces or just the amateur who writes stuff on the side. I just can't think and plan and take it in stride like I used to. Whether that's the cause of me "growing up a little," (in my own way) or English classes enforcing too much grammar and too little creativity/vocabulary, I don't know. So many things that could be a factor here. I just don't know what to do, figured someone might have something that could help get over a huge slump like this -- if they experienced it, going through it or whatever. __________________ A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."