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It's been a while since writing my last original fic, so I can't recall if the writing process had taken as long as it's taking with my current fic. It took me about a year and a half to plot this story, about three days to write up the outline, and it's officially taking me the entire summer to write the dang thing.
And, yes, I do place some of the blame on fanfic - it has been a distraction - but that's my own fault as I let it be a distraction. I'm quite giddy about writing my next chapter fic - Genesis Rift - but I won't let myself write it until the original fic is done. In turn, it's kind of, sort of tainted my motivation, causing me to want to rush rather than take my time. But thank goodness for fickle muses and my somewhat perfectionist nature. If I don't like a chapter or section, I'm incapable of writing that chapter or section until I'm happy with what I have in mind. So as much as I "try" to rush, in reality I really can't.
The rest of the blame I lay on this story being the most difficult I've written. Let's face it - sword and sorcery fantasy is pretty dang easy to write because you're pretty much making every single aspect of it up. My current story is urban fantasy, and though the world is made-up to an extent, it's still modern and it's also a mystery, which means having to pay close attention to what I'm writing or else risk plot-holes so big as to force me to rewrite the whole thing.
Writing this fic has been quite the experience for me. There are sections that will have to be rewritten (including an entire chapter) and that's something I've never had to do before (the consequences of rushing.) It's also made me realize why fanfic is so dang addicting - it's instant gratification, not in terms of feedback, but in that you basically have everything you need - the characters, the genre, the settings, etc - and all that's needed is a plot. Original fiction is like baking a pie from scratch. So far, with this story, the hardest part as been getting a steady handle on many of my characters and finding the motivation to write certain chapters.
And so goes my fruther adventures in writing.
On another note... I hate dial-up! It's being so dang slow tonight, so apologies if I don't respond to any feedback for a while. Can't risk tossing my modum out the window in a fit of frustration ;)
And, yes, I do place some of the blame on fanfic - it has been a distraction - but that's my own fault as I let it be a distraction. I'm quite giddy about writing my next chapter fic - Genesis Rift - but I won't let myself write it until the original fic is done. In turn, it's kind of, sort of tainted my motivation, causing me to want to rush rather than take my time. But thank goodness for fickle muses and my somewhat perfectionist nature. If I don't like a chapter or section, I'm incapable of writing that chapter or section until I'm happy with what I have in mind. So as much as I "try" to rush, in reality I really can't.
The rest of the blame I lay on this story being the most difficult I've written. Let's face it - sword and sorcery fantasy is pretty dang easy to write because you're pretty much making every single aspect of it up. My current story is urban fantasy, and though the world is made-up to an extent, it's still modern and it's also a mystery, which means having to pay close attention to what I'm writing or else risk plot-holes so big as to force me to rewrite the whole thing.
Writing this fic has been quite the experience for me. There are sections that will have to be rewritten (including an entire chapter) and that's something I've never had to do before (the consequences of rushing.) It's also made me realize why fanfic is so dang addicting - it's instant gratification, not in terms of feedback, but in that you basically have everything you need - the characters, the genre, the settings, etc - and all that's needed is a plot. Original fiction is like baking a pie from scratch. So far, with this story, the hardest part as been getting a steady handle on many of my characters and finding the motivation to write certain chapters.
And so goes my fruther adventures in writing.
On another note... I hate dial-up! It's being so dang slow tonight, so apologies if I don't respond to any feedback for a while. Can't risk tossing my modum out the window in a fit of frustration ;)
