Hi there, any Merry Christmas for you too. Btw, I was just getting down to replying your e-mail (no, really! ;-) and I will do it after I reply this ;D.
You might be right about the publication motive. It definitely changes views. I know it also from the first time. There is a voice in my head saying 'No one will want it' and every time I have to remind to myself 'I'm doing it for myself, I'm doing it for fun'. Luckily I didn't forget about that latter motivation.
But really, I think mostly it's the problem with the story - perhaps it's an extremely hard story to write. Once I edit it, I plan to send it to a few friends to read it and give me their insight - I hope that will help. They could see more clearly than me what is wrong (and if anything is wrong). In the end, I think it will be alright this way or another (published or not).
I also have a bunch of started and never-finished stories on my HD, or on paper. Most of them I don't plan to finish. I guess I was serious with this one because I saw potential in it. Well, I was serious with it for *some* reason. There has to be something about it.
As for feeling ready, I waited quite a few years after all. I thought about this story for those few years, it really was long. If I'm not ready now, I think there might never be the time. Same about muses - somehow I doubt my muses for this story will come on their own will. I'll try to encourage them a little. ;D I guess - during the corrections it might work, cause it will be easier (I hope) and the story will be getting better. The muses tend to come when they feel that there's something interesting around. ;)
It seems like you have a very challenging storyline indeed, I hope your muse will come running back when you edit, and you will able to fixing the problems you sense- you are definitely right on that, when the reading gets interesting, there's a kind of synergy to things and your creativity goes to work
I hope you never forget the fun part ('v'* it's the most important part to art.
PS. Thanks so much for the letter. I might need some time to get down to replying <(&c&)
You might be right about the publication motive. It definitely changes views. I know it also from the first time. There is a voice in my head saying 'No one will want it' and every time I have to remind to myself 'I'm doing it for myself, I'm doing it for fun'. Luckily I didn't forget about that latter motivation.
But really, I think mostly it's the problem with the story - perhaps it's an extremely hard story to write. Once I edit it, I plan to send it to a few friends to read it and give me their insight - I hope that will help. They could see more clearly than me what is wrong (and if anything is wrong). In the end, I think it will be alright this way or another (published or not).
I also have a bunch of started and never-finished stories on my HD, or on paper. Most of them I don't plan to finish. I guess I was serious with this one because I saw potential in it. Well, I was serious with it for *some* reason. There has to be something about it.
As for feeling ready, I waited quite a few years after all. I thought about this story for those few years, it really was long. If I'm not ready now, I think there might never be the time. Same about muses - somehow I doubt my muses for this story will come on their own will. I'll try to encourage them a little. ;D I guess - during the corrections it might work, cause it will be easier (I hope) and the story will be getting better. The muses tend to come when they feel that there's something interesting around. ;)
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I hope you never forget the fun part ('v'* it's the most important part to art.
PS. Thanks so much for the letter. I might need some time to get down to replying <(&c&)
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