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writing woes
Sep. 7th, 2006 04:02 pmA couple of notes about schoolwork here. I can tell by this first week that the LOTR Literature Study is going to be amazing. The whole time we were talking some of the questions out today, I felt like I was at one of Peter Jackson's script meetings where they just discussed the characters and their motivations. This is going to be so awesome.
I'm about to post the next Runaway chapter now, but I feel bad because I haven't written any new chapters in a while. I'm not stuck, per se, but I'm not exactly motivated either. It seems like the plot is running away from me and it's just turning into a pointless angst monster that's not even well-written. A few of the plot points just seem... silly? Not quite, but close. There's still about seven chapters until what I've posted gets caught up with what I've written, so I'm not too worried, but deadlines seem to be drawing nearer and I'm scared I won't be able to make them.....
A final writing note, about my novel. I overheard my mom talking about my writing on the phone. She said "Jen's got her novel that she's writing...." and in that moment, I felt so extremely guilty because I haven't so much as looked at the document in months. Maybe even a year, though I don't think it's quite that long. I've still got the story in my head, and I've still got the characters all thought out. I don't think I'm growing out of it or anything, and I still love the idea, but I just can't seem to sit down and write it. Everything's getting all jumbled up in my head, so it would probably be best to write it out now and rearrange it into the right order before it gets even worse. Another reason I felt guilty is because instead of thinking about that story, I'm thinking about a few of my unfinished Monaboyd fics. One of which I don't even have a definite plot for, but I still want to write it anyway, and it's not a good idea for me to write without a plan. Admittedly, that's how Runaway got started, but I have a semi-plan for it now. See the above paragraph for Runaway woes.
I want to bang my head against my desk, but that would hurt to much. I'll just post Runaway now.
ETA: sloganizer: "Dominic Monaghan, is my passion." Oh, I love sloganizer. It speaks the truth.
ETA 2: I wasn't feeling all that depressed, but after writing this post, I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about writing. You'd think it would have the opposite effect, but no, right now I just don't feel good about writing at all.
I'm about to post the next Runaway chapter now, but I feel bad because I haven't written any new chapters in a while. I'm not stuck, per se, but I'm not exactly motivated either. It seems like the plot is running away from me and it's just turning into a pointless angst monster that's not even well-written. A few of the plot points just seem... silly? Not quite, but close. There's still about seven chapters until what I've posted gets caught up with what I've written, so I'm not too worried, but deadlines seem to be drawing nearer and I'm scared I won't be able to make them.....
A final writing note, about my novel. I overheard my mom talking about my writing on the phone. She said "Jen's got her novel that she's writing...." and in that moment, I felt so extremely guilty because I haven't so much as looked at the document in months. Maybe even a year, though I don't think it's quite that long. I've still got the story in my head, and I've still got the characters all thought out. I don't think I'm growing out of it or anything, and I still love the idea, but I just can't seem to sit down and write it. Everything's getting all jumbled up in my head, so it would probably be best to write it out now and rearrange it into the right order before it gets even worse. Another reason I felt guilty is because instead of thinking about that story, I'm thinking about a few of my unfinished Monaboyd fics. One of which I don't even have a definite plot for, but I still want to write it anyway, and it's not a good idea for me to write without a plan. Admittedly, that's how Runaway got started, but I have a semi-plan for it now. See the above paragraph for Runaway woes.
I want to bang my head against my desk, but that would hurt to much. I'll just post Runaway now.
ETA: sloganizer: "Dominic Monaghan, is my passion." Oh, I love sloganizer. It speaks the truth.
ETA 2: I wasn't feeling all that depressed, but after writing this post, I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about writing. You'd think it would have the opposite effect, but no, right now I just don't feel good about writing at all.