Discouraged

By The Majicou · Feb 6, 2008 · ·
  1. I'm not sure that I'm a good writer at all. It's something that I really enjoy when I can get it to work...but I often can't get it to work, and even when I think I've got it right, usually turns out there's something wrong with it. :( But I guess I'll keep on trying. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

Comments

  1. Heather Louise
    swimming swimming. I love Dory :p

    And seriosly though darl, just stick in with it. You ahve allready said this is something you enjoy doing, it just takes a little patience and effort. You'll get better, I promise :)

    Heather
  2. Hulk
    KEEP WRITING!!!


    When i wrote my first piece, to put it bluntly: IT SUCKED!
    But now, i'm pleased to tell, i've improved with practice: something you can do too. And the main part is to read books. If you don't read good stuff, you won't be able to write good stuff.
  3. DavidGil
    My advice first off would be to keep writing. Everyone needs to start somewhere and I've been there, as we all have. Even when we're past that phase, we still hit slumps.

    My next and last piece of advice, for when you next write:

    Focus on the parts of life we can all relate to. It doesn't really need to be a proper, coherent story either. Once you've chosen something, try to inject it with the proper emotions. That should be your task.

    It'll only help better your writing anyway, if you can present them well enough. So even if you think it's a waste, I can say it isn't and after the little exercise, you might even have a piece worth continuing with.

    Anyways, I don't think it'd do any harm trying it.

    As for myself, I beat the slump recently. But, then I wrote something that I was trying to do differently and it completely sucked. The sentences didn't flow or anything. :) So I deleted it, but I'll probably attempt that piece again at some point. I have a good memory anyway so I really don't need the old piece.

    Last, you can check the latest entry of my blog out where I tried what I've suggested. It's not too readable though as I showed it with revisions included in the text and my own thoughts, with me trying to make the blog constructive and not actually show writing.
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