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I wrote over a thousand words today but I feel like it's all rubbish. The trouble is that I've got a story in my head but typing it out is too slow and too linear so what I end up with isn't what I want. I wish I could just dump it all out on the screen in one big lump but that doesn't work.
Still, at least I'm writing again!
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But it might not be rubbish!! I bet it's not!! I bet there's a gem of a story there too!! Yay!! Keep writing!!! Take care
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Thanks, Kitty, you're so encouraging!
It'll sort itself and be grand! But I do agree, it would sometimes be nice to see stories rise fully formed like Athena from the head of Zeus. Still, the journey to get there may yet surprise you :o)
It's probably not rubbish - and the great part about getting it into a computer is that it's REALLY easy to drag the words around and arrange them better when you feel up to it.
Keep typing!
Phoenix, I'd settle for fully formed if I could!
MAJ, thanks for the encouragement. I think the trick is not to rearrange the words until I've got a lot more of them down!
*hug* Boy, do I have a lot of those days :) Keep going!
IT IS NOT RUBBISH.
It is a first draft. They often bear a strong superficial resemblance, but you must not be fooled by the similarities.
Ditto the above. Get the first draft down, don't worry about making it perfect. Remember, you can't revise a blank page.
Here, have this Permission to Write Badly:
www.sff.net/people/yog/permission.pdf
I could've written this post. Having that same issue myself these days and going to make myself write Friday despite the feeling that I should just hang up my keyboard.
This too shall pass.
Steph, thanks! So far so OK.
jj, a good reminder. Thanks!
batgirl, thank you! I'll take that permission to heart!
Sarah, I'm glad it's not just me! Good luck on Friday!
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