I made an account just to post this, you gotta stop teasing us like this, im dying out here, im starved in a desert and you keep placing empty water bottles in front of me, i fear ill never quench this thirst again!
Jokes aside, I get the struggle, its hard to get something to a place where it feels right, especially when its being posted online for anybody to see and judge. At the end of the day, though, perfection is the enemy of progress. You can't just let everything you create sit and fade into the background, you do both yourself and those who enjoy what you make a disservice by not allowing the things you make to become finished. Even if you're not perfectly happy with it, even if you can't find the right words or ideal image, sometimes its better to just swallow that need for perfection and call it done anyway.
Writing is fickle, you mentioned funk and burnout in your apology post and I just want to say (as unsolicited advice from a completely anonymous stranger), its okay to step away and take your time. Forcing yourself to follow through on writing stories for free when you don't actually want to do it just sucks, and the more your force yourself the more it can impact your enjoyment of the hobby in the long run.
In the end, I am a completely anonymous internet stranger and you know better than I do whats best for you, but as much as I hope to see your stories again, I hope you keep your relationship with writing them healthy and steady! Best of luck <3
Yes, I really am sorry. It's not fair to anyone what I've been doing but it's my only way to balance my need to post once a month with my mental need for a breather. Writing is afterall a form of work. And even though nothings been posted, I'm perfectly able to enjoy these stories without them being properly written. Debauchery I've been enjoying for months, I love it! Still, it's disappointing that nothing ever gets made. I'll try my best to make sure July's post actually delivers something. I'm feeling better and although I still wish to spend my free time on other things at the moment, the desire to write has returned so I really will do my best to finalise some captions. Perfectionism is not something I'll ever overcome though. I'm just built to be very critical of myself.
I made an account just to post this, you gotta stop teasing us like this, im dying out here, im starved in a desert and you keep placing empty water bottles in front of me, i fear ill never quench this thirst again!
ReplyDeleteJokes aside, I get the struggle, its hard to get something to a place where it feels right, especially when its being posted online for anybody to see and judge. At the end of the day, though, perfection is the enemy of progress. You can't just let everything you create sit and fade into the background, you do both yourself and those who enjoy what you make a disservice by not allowing the things you make to become finished. Even if you're not perfectly happy with it, even if you can't find the right words or ideal image, sometimes its better to just swallow that need for perfection and call it done anyway.
Writing is fickle, you mentioned funk and burnout in your apology post and I just want to say (as unsolicited advice from a completely anonymous stranger), its okay to step away and take your time. Forcing yourself to follow through on writing stories for free when you don't actually want to do it just sucks, and the more your force yourself the more it can impact your enjoyment of the hobby in the long run.
In the end, I am a completely anonymous internet stranger and you know better than I do whats best for you, but as much as I hope to see your stories again, I hope you keep your relationship with writing them healthy and steady!
Best of luck <3
Yes, I really am sorry. It's not fair to anyone what I've been doing but it's my only way to balance my need to post once a month with my mental need for a breather. Writing is afterall a form of work. And even though nothings been posted, I'm perfectly able to enjoy these stories without them being properly written. Debauchery I've been enjoying for months, I love it! Still, it's disappointing that nothing ever gets made. I'll try my best to make sure July's post actually delivers something. I'm feeling better and although I still wish to spend my free time on other things at the moment, the desire to write has returned so I really will do my best to finalise some captions. Perfectionism is not something I'll ever overcome though. I'm just built to be very critical of myself.
DeleteI've logged in through google and blogger and still can't see the content. What a weird and annoying problem.
ReplyDeleteAnnoying indeed, my friend.
DeleteDo you still plan on doing the backlog of posts?
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