Post by qwerty on Mar 2, 2009 16:25:13 GMT -5
I wasn't sure where to put this thread, so I figured this area was as good as any.
Basically, well... I've always loved to write. If nothing else, writing provides a way to creatively express an idea, and to expand and modify an idea to fit within a certain setting and involve characters. Writing can also be a good way to express feelings or thoughts, such as poetry and/or blog posts can.
But I guess I have recently realized something about writing in general, at least the way it is for me. For some reason when it comes to writing, even though I love to do it and I've done it for almost as long as I can remember... it's like I have a very short attention-span when it comes to writing stories.
Like I can start off with a pretty good idea, more or less, such as when I began writing a Beast Wars fic called "Dinobot's Daughter", or numerous other fics I had started writing. But it's like... the original idea for the writing can only stretch so far, and sometimes I only have a small idea to go on when I start writing, not enough for a full story--not enough to complete what I am writing with more chapters. So basically, I just begin to write something else, or I start RPing, and I just can't seem to get back to the original project.
Of course this doesn't mean I am going to stop writing or anything. But it's like... after some time, even though my new writing projects are so much fun, and so exciting at first, it's like I just run out of juice on them. I bump all the energy and all the good material I've got into them, and then after that... I've got nothing more to give the poor story, even if part of me would like to continue it, and even if there are people reading it. I feel like I am letting down people when I do this, especially if people ask me to please keep going or tell me that it's a good story.
So... yeah, haha. I'm not sure what it is, it simply seems to be part of my nature. I begin writing a story, and then after a while... I end up putting all I can into it, and then I have nothing more to put into the story to continue it. So I end up beginning a new writing project.
I enjoy coming up with ideas. And I enjoy writing for my favorite characters. But I guess... ideas can only go so far.
On a side note, I absolutely love reading some stories on fanfiction.net about my favorite characters, though usually only the ones that grab my eye. Although I also find myself envious of the writers at times, because in some ways... I honestly don't really know what it's like to write a long, well thought-out story, and to just stick with that story until the very end. I can only seem to write short stories, or stories that have only a few chapters or so. Most of the time, if the story gets past the third-to-fifth chapter point... well, I already said above what happens, lol.
I've even known at least one or two friends who have been working on the same fic for, like, two or three years, always adding onto it continuously. I honestly don't know what it's like to stick to the same old project like that. It's like... (whether it be with writing or other hobbies that have nothing to do with writing) I need something new every few days, or every few weeks, or I'll go nuts.
Anyway... just some thoughts. >.> Had to put them somewhere.
Basically, well... I've always loved to write. If nothing else, writing provides a way to creatively express an idea, and to expand and modify an idea to fit within a certain setting and involve characters. Writing can also be a good way to express feelings or thoughts, such as poetry and/or blog posts can.
But I guess I have recently realized something about writing in general, at least the way it is for me. For some reason when it comes to writing, even though I love to do it and I've done it for almost as long as I can remember... it's like I have a very short attention-span when it comes to writing stories.
Like I can start off with a pretty good idea, more or less, such as when I began writing a Beast Wars fic called "Dinobot's Daughter", or numerous other fics I had started writing. But it's like... the original idea for the writing can only stretch so far, and sometimes I only have a small idea to go on when I start writing, not enough for a full story--not enough to complete what I am writing with more chapters. So basically, I just begin to write something else, or I start RPing, and I just can't seem to get back to the original project.
Of course this doesn't mean I am going to stop writing or anything. But it's like... after some time, even though my new writing projects are so much fun, and so exciting at first, it's like I just run out of juice on them. I bump all the energy and all the good material I've got into them, and then after that... I've got nothing more to give the poor story, even if part of me would like to continue it, and even if there are people reading it. I feel like I am letting down people when I do this, especially if people ask me to please keep going or tell me that it's a good story.
So... yeah, haha. I'm not sure what it is, it simply seems to be part of my nature. I begin writing a story, and then after a while... I end up putting all I can into it, and then I have nothing more to put into the story to continue it. So I end up beginning a new writing project.
I enjoy coming up with ideas. And I enjoy writing for my favorite characters. But I guess... ideas can only go so far.
On a side note, I absolutely love reading some stories on fanfiction.net about my favorite characters, though usually only the ones that grab my eye. Although I also find myself envious of the writers at times, because in some ways... I honestly don't really know what it's like to write a long, well thought-out story, and to just stick with that story until the very end. I can only seem to write short stories, or stories that have only a few chapters or so. Most of the time, if the story gets past the third-to-fifth chapter point... well, I already said above what happens, lol.
I've even known at least one or two friends who have been working on the same fic for, like, two or three years, always adding onto it continuously. I honestly don't know what it's like to stick to the same old project like that. It's like... (whether it be with writing or other hobbies that have nothing to do with writing) I need something new every few days, or every few weeks, or I'll go nuts.
Anyway... just some thoughts. >.> Had to put them somewhere.
(He’s the one I envy the most).
