I always envision it as so much cooler than what it really is and it causes me to lose motivation.

  • CaspianXI@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    I’ve tried many different things when this feeling hits… I wish I could recommend something that works, but anything I try just makes it worse.

    I keep on starting novels. I get what I think is an amazing premise, but a few chapters in the story is so dull I feel as if it’s irredeemable.

    One novel I powered through all 46 chapters. I spent a year writing and rewriting, then put it away for a month. Came back and realized it was crap.

    I can only conclude I don’t have the skills to write the stories I want to read. I just need to keep practicing, I guess.

    I keep on telling myself that a concert pianist will spend hours upon hours doing scales and drills – and that’s the way I view the hundreds (thousands?) of pages I’ve thrown away. It helps a little.

    I’ll keep writing, but it’s just hard to know that my current skill level is so far below where I want to be.