Of course, there are many reasons. The biggest is the fact that my first quarter as a college student was full of papers, assignments, finals, grades...and let's face it...a new social lifestyle. Sort of sucked all the spare time I had for writing out of my life.
But there was another underlying problem that I was finally able to express while having an AIM conversation with a friend of mine (also a fanfiction writer)
I wanted to put parts of it here by means of an explanation to my total story drought:
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I wanted to put parts of it here by means of an explanation to my total story drought:
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ME: and I hate giving myself credit...but I have this feeling...that if i could actually write out my twilight fics...I could be another epic author
ME: but I just can't seem to write it all out
ME: if I could just write out all my ideas, they'd pwn the fandoms...but I just have a block
ME: Grrrrrrrr
FRIEND: Argh to the writer block
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ME: you know what my big problem right now is? I can't settle on a style
ME: I'm having trouble balancing dialogue with details and narrative
ME: which makes it hard to write anything, 'cause it can't flow if I don't know how I want it to sound
FRIEND: yah.. I just write. lol
FRIEND: I dont really care
FRIEND: lol :]
ME: I can't do pure dialogue....but my primarily detailed fics seem...long and dragging
ME: I can't find a good balance right now
FRIEND:Just write..
FRIEND: It will work out, you are a great writer
ME: lol, I'm only good because I plan the s*** out. The draw back to that though is that if I can't set down plans, I can't write it out....
ME: *sigh* The only thing to do, of course, is to just to do it...
ME: ...just starting writing
ME: but I just can't seem to write it all out
ME: if I could just write out all my ideas, they'd pwn the fandoms...but I just have a block
ME: Grrrrrrrr
FRIEND: Argh to the writer block
...
ME: you know what my big problem right now is? I can't settle on a style
ME: I'm having trouble balancing dialogue with details and narrative
ME: which makes it hard to write anything, 'cause it can't flow if I don't know how I want it to sound
FRIEND: yah.. I just write. lol
FRIEND: I dont really care
FRIEND: lol :]
ME: I can't do pure dialogue....but my primarily detailed fics seem...long and dragging
ME: I can't find a good balance right now
FRIEND:Just write..
FRIEND: It will work out, you are a great writer
ME: lol, I'm only good because I plan the s*** out. The draw back to that though is that if I can't set down plans, I can't write it out....
ME: *sigh* The only thing to do, of course, is to just to do it...
ME: ...just starting writing
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So despite my current fears...I will be heading my own advice. And will just start writing.
I have three weeks before my Winter break is over and college life will once again be Priority One. Ideally, I would have a story done...or at least half. But...lol...one step at a time, yes.
I have three weeks before my Winter break is over and college life will once again be Priority One. Ideally, I would have a story done...or at least half. But...lol...one step at a time, yes.
Bear with me everyone...the fics are coming...I promise.
