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 Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:44 pm
My worst fear as a writer is that one day, I'll run out of inspiration or ideas. Every time I write something amazing, I get scared that I'll never be able to create something that great again.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:27 pm
Chromosexual M y worst fear as a writer is that one day, I'll run out of inspiration or ideas. Every time I write something amazing, I get scared that I'll never be able to create something that great again.
It is a common fear among us writers that make us fear loosing our ability, our beautiful talent. Some call it writers block, but I call it Writer's Depression. It's almost as if we go into a Depressive State when we have a block. However, it is only the wall we put in front of us clouding our potential and making it seem like we have no ability. We can destroy this with a sledge-hammer of possibilities. Roleplaying, fanfiction, creating guilds, writing columns, the basics become our channeled energy to fight back. And soon we are writing again. So long as you keep an open mind and continue to write despite feeling unable, you will eventually channel enough energy to destroy what is holding you back. Keep writing, keep going. If it helps, I will talk to Sparrow about putting writing challenges up to help you.
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Queen_EnchantedLuck Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:39 am
T hat would be a great help!
And I agree - it really is more of a depression than anything else. I usually write fanfiction when I'm in a slump, and that usually gets me all pumped up again. It's just a fear that I have. I went through a few years where I didn't write anything, and I don't ever want that to happen again. I wrote something amazing one day out of the blue in January, and that brought me into my current "era." So far, I'm doing pretty well.
I just don't want another long writer's depression like that.
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:43 am
Chromosexual T hat would be a great help!
And I agree - it really is more of a depression than anything else. I usually write fanfiction when I'm in a slump, and that usually gets me all pumped up again. It's just a fear that I have. I went through a few years where I didn't write anything, and I don't ever want that to happen again. I wrote something amazing one day out of the blue in January, and that brought me into my current "era." So far, I'm doing pretty well.
I just don't want another long writer's depression like that.
I will have a discussion about this in the Crew Area and we'll see what we can come up with.
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Queen_EnchantedLuck Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:28 am
R oleplays are extremely useful when there is trouble writing. I wrote my first non-fanfiction fiction piece with an actual story recently. Previously, it was just personal poems or flash fictions that, while very touching, had no real plot.
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:47 pm
Chromosexual Roleplays are extremely useful when there is trouble writing. I wrote my first non-fanfiction fiction piece with an actual story recently. Previously, it was just personal poems or flash fictions that, while very touching, had no real plot.
Yes, but my creativeness is destroyed. I think it may be better or worse depending on the news I get on August 9th.
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Queen_EnchantedLuck Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:26 am
G ood luck, hun. I saw your post in Heaven, and I will say some prayers for you and your family. You are a great friend, and I hope things will be okay.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:48 am
Chromosexual G ood luck, hun. I saw your post in Heaven, and I will say some prayers for you and your family. You are a great friend, and I hope things will be okay.
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Queen_EnchantedLuck Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:47 pm
While I do frequently fear that I will run out of ideas I have something I fear more and it's more likely to happen. I often fear that no one will want to read the work that I work so hard on. I mean, some of my writing is for myself, but ultimately I want to write and published books to take people on a journey. If no one wants to read what I have to say, then all of that will be null and void.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:23 pm
Night Kunoichi While I do frequently fear that I will run out of ideas I have something I fear more and it's more likely to happen. I often fear that no one will want to read the work that I work so hard on. I mean, some of my writing is for myself, but ultimately I want to write and published books to take people on a journey. If no one wants to read what I have to say, then all of that will be null and void.
Yes. That feeling could be draining on the soul. But if we don't write out of fear, then we are missing the shot to actually get noticed. First books hardly get published. As a wise author said to me, You just have to keep trying. Editors are difficult, but if you fear not being published, then you'll never progress as a writer and learn from your mistakes.
"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take"
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Queen_EnchantedLuck Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:54 pm
Queen_EnchantedLuck Night Kunoichi While I do frequently fear that I will run out of ideas I have something I fear more and it's more likely to happen. I often fear that no one will want to read the work that I work so hard on. I mean, some of my writing is for myself, but ultimately I want to write and published books to take people on a journey. If no one wants to read what I have to say, then all of that will be null and void.
Yes. That feeling could be draining on the soul. But if we don't write out of fear, then we are missing the shot to actually get noticed. First books hardly get published. As a wise author said to me, You just have to keep trying. Editors are difficult, but if you fear not being published, then you'll never progress as a writer and learn from your mistakes.
"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take"Ah, no it's not the fear of editors not publishing me. There's vanity publishing for that. It's more like, after its out there, no one will care or want to read it, you know? I still push through it, but I will admit there are plenty of days where that fear makes it hard for me to write. :/ A part of me wishes I was kid of selfish and wrote stories just for me, but I don't. The idea is unthinkable to me since I write to share with other people.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:11 pm
Night Kunoichi Queen_EnchantedLuck Night Kunoichi While I do frequently fear that I will run out of ideas I have something I fear more and it's more likely to happen. I often fear that no one will want to read the work that I work so hard on. I mean, some of my writing is for myself, but ultimately I want to write and published books to take people on a journey. If no one wants to read what I have to say, then all of that will be null and void.
Yes. That feeling could be draining on the soul. But if we don't write out of fear, then we are missing the shot to actually get noticed. First books hardly get published. As a wise author said to me, You just have to keep trying. Editors are difficult, but if you fear not being published, then you'll never progress as a writer and learn from your mistakes.
"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take"Ah, no it's not the fear of editors not publishing me. There's vanity publishing for that. It's more like, after its out there, no one will care or want to read it, you know? I still push through it, but I will admit there are plenty of days where that fear makes it hard for me to write. :/ A part of me wishes I was kid of selfish and wrote stories just for me, but I don't. The idea is unthinkable to me since I write to share with other people.
Think about it this way. If people can like a terribly written story with no plot and static characters; one being sparkly, then every book has the potential to be read. I highly doubt you'd create something that wouldn't be read. I wouldn't fear that. In that regard, still, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" Take a risk. If they like it, awesome. If not, learn and try again.
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Queen_EnchantedLuck Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:32 am
Hi Chromosexual,
Here are some things to think about. Back in my teens and 20's I wrote mostly poems and journal entries. My Love of life, people in general, and exploring the World around me has given me plenty of things to be inspirational about. What I'm talking about is emotions and passions. Sometimes the simplest things can bring out the strongest of emotions and clarity.
When I go hiking in the woods I will often find a quiet place to sit for a while. I take in every sight and sound and get a feel of the forest around me. After a while of sitting still and being quiet the forest comes alive. Birds start chirping again, I can hear water rushing in the distance (if their is any), and wildlife starts to stir again. I get a sense of awe and wonder. I had my wife try this out a couple of times and she was amazed. Taking in all of the sensations of being in the forest for me can help clear my mind of all of the distractions in life and it can refresh me. When I'm refreshed I can think clearer and ideas sometimes come to me.
Many of my poems are descriptive ones. I write about my journeys whether it's in a forest or other places. A big part of those poems is expressing the feelings that I had at that time. Having a great attention to detail helps me out as well. Btw my wife still keeps all of the poems that I wrote just for her.
Taking a break for a while and focusing on other things like hobbies, etc have helped me out. Back in 2007 I joined my first forum based role playing group online. I was hesitant and scared and wondered would the group like what I write. One of the things that I had was positive emotional support from other members of the group. That positive support inspired me to write more. After a while I started to write more and more and then put more feelings, details, and interactions with the other group members characters into my posts.
That first group happened to be a Star Trek Role Playing group. One of the things that I liked the most is that they didn't rely on graphics of any kind. Everything was in words and their was no limit to what we could imagine. All of us had one thing in common and that was our passion for the Star Trek series. Writing in a group setting like that for a few years helped my writing out a lot. After that I was even able to create original RPG's from scratch which amazed others and me the most.
Writing is a special gift that we can share with others. Yes, we can get writers block and it can make writing frustrating and stressful. When that happens that's when I take a break from it for a while and refresh myself. My hiking trips is just one of many ways that I have for me to refresh myself. Everyone has their own ways and I hope that you have a few to fall back on. Reading the other posts in this thread it looks like you have friends that are willing to help and support you and I think that's wonderful. Btw my worst subject in school was English and one of the best was creative writing. Good luck with your writing.
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:38 pm
Queen_EnchantedLuck Night Kunoichi Queen_EnchantedLuck Night Kunoichi While I do frequently fear that I will run out of ideas I have something I fear more and it's more likely to happen. I often fear that no one will want to read the work that I work so hard on. I mean, some of my writing is for myself, but ultimately I want to write and published books to take people on a journey. If no one wants to read what I have to say, then all of that will be null and void.
Yes. That feeling could be draining on the soul. But if we don't write out of fear, then we are missing the shot to actually get noticed. First books hardly get published. As a wise author said to me, You just have to keep trying. Editors are difficult, but if you fear not being published, then you'll never progress as a writer and learn from your mistakes.
"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take"Ah, no it's not the fear of editors not publishing me. There's vanity publishing for that. It's more like, after its out there, no one will care or want to read it, you know? I still push through it, but I will admit there are plenty of days where that fear makes it hard for me to write. :/ A part of me wishes I was kid of selfish and wrote stories just for me, but I don't. The idea is unthinkable to me since I write to share with other people.
Think about it this way. If people can like a terribly written story with no plot and static characters; one being sparkly, then every book has the potential to be read. I highly doubt you'd create something that wouldn't be read. I wouldn't fear that. In that regard, still, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" Take a risk. If they like it, awesome. If not, learn and try again. True. >.> The existence does often give me comfort that I can create something enrapturing to my readers. I don't plan to stop or give up (I've worked too hard and dreamt too big) but it can be frustrating how my cynical side likes to come in and wreck everything. :/ But I'll win in the end. :]
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