Exactly, when we were at school we had clay art sessions - multiple choice class, any project always looked daring when I just had a pile of clay, I did some robo-tech, car, pen holder and some other stuff.
I really had the joy of revisions there, on clay when main shape or form is complete you do the details with the help of your tools and watering your finger tips. When you are closing to end every detail is a joy.
Here in writing, sometimes we cut entire pages or characters , put them to draft - waiting list folder - or sometimes we completely take out some stuff, which by nature consecutively requires for edits on every chapter.
This is why writers dislike or dreaded this part I guess, instead of writing something new we focus on something not new again and again. And changing something old for us now.
Congrats on your published 10 books. It sounds fantastic to the ear. Also speaking of ted ;
Your message reminded me this, dismiss the marketing part of the letter the concept is nicely written : Why first 100 hours of learning is crucial? | Online learning trends | Edureka ( I had a very intense bootcamp, we had people with soft depression medications - canāt take hardcore stuff because they need mind capacity, so we were checkking out stuff like on that link to feel better )
This is better for having a smile and have a nice start to the day & applicable to all, and yes I only sit down to work on my project but checking this thread again
Ha. I can actually read my twenty-year-old manuscript without cringing (does that mean I havenāt improved at all since then? Hm.) but me being a huge thriller enthusiast at least for five years prior probably helped a lot with that.
Thank you, but I just want to clarify I did not publish them all. I have five books published (3 novels, a poetry/short story collection, and a non-fic) and a collection of unpublished manuscripts, some of which are being turned into games and some of which may never see the light of day.
Iām so glad! When I first started writing seriously I couldnāt wait to be published, and now I look back and am grateful for sticking with it this long. Sometimes you have people to share your work with and sometimes you donāt, but relying on your own motivation rather than outside validation is key. Keep going! Itās so worth it.
I was about to say that my July has been a bit creaky so far, and then I realised that Iāve written roughly 12k words, which only feels small cause my last several chapters have been bananas.
So I shall instead content myself with having just come up with a stupid/funny dialogue choice the moment I got started today and keep pushing on.
Here is an interesting article on AIās influence on writers. I am still pondering what it all says, but considering AI is popping up, even in our niche community, it is something to consider:
What Iāve always told writers worried that their concept might be too derivative is that the concept doesnāt matter, the execution does.
But āexecutionā is ultimately still a massive chain of little ideas turning into bigger ideas: the choice of a word, the turn of a phrase; the structure of a sentence, a page, a chapter - all of those are the results of creative decisions which the writer has to make - because if they let an algorithm make those decisions for them, the algorithm is executing the idea.
Iām looking over my startup file and wondering if anyone knows whether thereās a limit to how many global variables a game can have? Iāve gotā¦ a lot
I have over 1200 and things seem fine. Iām not sure there is a cap, given how well most phones can handle games, I think you would need to get to unreasonable amount of variables before worrying. Most slow down in these games is based on the change or calculations of variables or loading several files at once.
Iāve gotten a good bit of revising done today. Itās been nice and really helpful having input from others, so Iām glad I went ahead with the demo (and very grateful that so many of you encouraged me to do so ). Over the weekend, Iām hopeful that I can make most of the revisions I want and get some writing done on the next bit. I hope you guys all have a nice (and productive, if you want) weekend!
Thatā¦ is not a deer. Itās more like an old rendition of Iguanodonāthe one with the hornāwith four pairs of elephant legs (giant claw on the first pair) and a ridiculous tiny tail, all wrapped in the skin of a common toad, gray and stone-like.
Vega leans closer. āTranslation hiccup,ā they whisper. āThe actual name means herbivore who lives in large herds, and deer are that. Just roll with it.ā
crawls out from under the table
You need to ask yourself the question, what are you writing for?
The reality is that some WiPs just get more immediate feedback and engagement than the others. Some have a cool premise, romance focus is always popular, some fill an empty niche etc. There will also be stories that need time to grow their audience. There will be stories that get lost in the overall mass of (popular) WiPs. Itās justā¦ how it is.
If youāre writing for the popularity, then you need to look at the most popular stories, analyze what makes them popular, and consider how to include these elements into your work.
If youāre writing because you just like writing this particular story, wellā¦ the only advice I can give is focusing on writing instead of worrying about popularity, and working to improve your work and make it the best it can be. Thatās what Iām trying to do. Mine is not exactly popular as well, but I decided that I want to finish it out of principle, and as a learning experience as well. Yeah, it can suck, but Iām sure thereās some profound life lesson about not giving up in there somewhere.
Also, for what itās worth, I think itās a bit too early for you to decide your WiP wonāt perform better further down the line. hides back under the table
Thank you for your kind words. Iām definitely writing because itās something that I love doing and perhaps these feelings Iām having are due to this being the first time I subject myself to outside criticism. I guess I just have to keep going.
Itās not like I will give up on it if the feedback doesnāt improve, it is a passion project after all and something that I put a lot of work into. Itās justā¦sad, you know? But writing has many pros and cons after all, I suppose.
Another thing to consider, which probably isnāt good for motivation long-term, but that can boost your confidence a little bit, if we are being honest: it couldāve been worse. There are WIPs with ten or so replies, there are very long fanfics getting no comments or likes, there are thousands of artworks lost in the constant stream of content on places like Twitter. One good thing about this place is that you can actually get some feedback on an otherwise unpopular work. Itās such a small community that someone will see what you are doing, and looking at your thread, there are certainly people who did! Itās hard to not compare, but I think appretiating the little attention your get is still important.
Itās best to learn to not rely on it, but while itās there, well, try to look at it from a positive angle, thatās what Iām doing.
Oh I definitely do, I always think that if 10 people came to my room and said āhey, we like your writing!ā I would go insane (in a positive way).
But itās human nature to compare, so it comes natural that feelings of inadequacy would surface when prompted with works that get thousands of feedback in a day. Still, I am so grateful for the people who do appreciate my wip, I hope my first comment didnāt make it seem like Iām not.
Unrelated, but I really enjoyed your work, itās very interesting and reminds me of the mbti test ahah.
Oh no, it definitely didnāt come off that way!
Thank you for your kind words. I havenāt read any of the WIPs lately, but Iāll make sure to check out yours, the premise is very intriguing!
I definitely understand where you are coming from. Iām currently scared of losing the little support that I got because I donāt know if I can consistently put out even the quality I aleady did, still being new to writing and all. You might feel the same way, and well, it doesnāt feel good, but I think we can push through it with the right mindset. This thread definitely helps.
Donāt do this to yourself. I hate pithy quotes so forgive me for using one, but ācomparison is the thief of joyā has always proven true to me.
I know it can be crappy to feel unseen or like maybe people donāt like something you did, but try to remember not to fill in the blanks with those kinds of worries. It could be that people are busy, it could be that they donāt know how to give feedback, it could be that theyāre too shy to comment on the forums, it could be that they donāt realize how important feedback is to the writer, it could be that they try to avoid getting invested in WIPs, it could be so many things that arenāt ābadā reasons and that have nothing to do with the work itself.
And the silver lining of not so much attention is that it becomes much easier to focus on the feedback you are getting; there are people out there who have 100+ comments within a day or two of posting and I have no idea how they manage all that and still have the time or energy to write (which might just be my introversion speaking). Plus, most of those comments arenāt actionable feedback anyway. It always feels nice to see āwow, this is greatā and the like, and it can do wonders for motivation, but it wonāt help you write better, so itās kind of a tradeoff. I think when youāre struggling with motivation specifically because of a lack of feedback here, the best thing you can do for yourself or your work is to take the time to be away from here and go back to what and where made you excited about it in the first place. Iām not saying leave the forum or anything, just, let your thread rest for a few hours while you daydream about all the cool stuff you want to write or look at your vision boards or your outlines or whatever it was that you started with when you were feeling most motivated.
Keep going! Weāre all here with you and we all support you! Do it for you. In six months, six months will have passed no matter what you did. Make it so future you will look back and think āIām so glad I decided to keep writing this thing I love.ā
Wow, I would have never guessed that! Keep going, I really like the way you write.
It definitely does, which is why I come here anytime Iām feeling down. The people on here are such sweethearts too, Iām so glad I can be a part of this community.
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