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I'm done! 37,000+ words of my recent Big Bang related project completed. Good gravy it was a fighter, not because I didn't like it or because it was being problematic, mostly because I just didn't want to write it. In part because it's an AU and I have a hard time writing long AUs these days, but also in part because I've been having major issues over working on fanfic instead of original fic. I'm not talking guilt over not working on original stuff, I'm talking something like panic.
The thing is, out of all the stories I've thought up over the years, I've only managed to complete two I was happy with and willing to publish. Two, and it's been bothering me like crazy. I'm really starting to get annoyed with myself that I can whip out fanfic after fanfic but seem unable to apply that same time and energy to my original stuff. If I applied myself to original fic like I do to my fanfic I would have so many stories written.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not blaming fanfic. Fanfic is writing candy for me and something I do to relax. I also don't write as many long fic as I used to. So it's not something that's been getting in the way. My main problem is A) deciding what to write next, B) getting the story plotted and outlined (which tends to take longer than actually writing the story) and C) not rushing things. I think the latter is usually my downfall. I'll get so excited by a story that I don't take as much time with it as I should, and either hit a major writing block or end up hating what I have written.
Original fic is a heck of a lot more involved than fanfic and takes more time. I know and get that, but I still really hate that I've only managed to complete two works I was happy with.
But I came up with a plan a while back to start taking notes for every story I think up, even if it's not a story I'm sure I'm going to write. That way, when I'm ready to write that story - or need something to write - that story will be ready to be written. I've already started doing this, and thus far I'm liking the results. Now I just need to buckle down and write some friggin' stories. I have one that I was working on before various fanfic projects, and various flus, distracted me. I had been tempted to rewrite the thing, but I'm not going to. I'm going to stick with it, and when it's done, start working on something else.
No more waiting. It's time to commit these ideas to paper.
The thing is, out of all the stories I've thought up over the years, I've only managed to complete two I was happy with and willing to publish. Two, and it's been bothering me like crazy. I'm really starting to get annoyed with myself that I can whip out fanfic after fanfic but seem unable to apply that same time and energy to my original stuff. If I applied myself to original fic like I do to my fanfic I would have so many stories written.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not blaming fanfic. Fanfic is writing candy for me and something I do to relax. I also don't write as many long fic as I used to. So it's not something that's been getting in the way. My main problem is A) deciding what to write next, B) getting the story plotted and outlined (which tends to take longer than actually writing the story) and C) not rushing things. I think the latter is usually my downfall. I'll get so excited by a story that I don't take as much time with it as I should, and either hit a major writing block or end up hating what I have written.
Original fic is a heck of a lot more involved than fanfic and takes more time. I know and get that, but I still really hate that I've only managed to complete two works I was happy with.
But I came up with a plan a while back to start taking notes for every story I think up, even if it's not a story I'm sure I'm going to write. That way, when I'm ready to write that story - or need something to write - that story will be ready to be written. I've already started doing this, and thus far I'm liking the results. Now I just need to buckle down and write some friggin' stories. I have one that I was working on before various fanfic projects, and various flus, distracted me. I had been tempted to rewrite the thing, but I'm not going to. I'm going to stick with it, and when it's done, start working on something else.
No more waiting. It's time to commit these ideas to paper.
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