*thunk*

[dmacabre]

Summer disappeared overnight. While I don't miss the 90+ degree days, I can't help but feel a sense of dismay that it's already getting fairly dark by 8:30pm. Firefly season is over, and it's been rainy and chilly for the past couple days. And dammit, I am just so tired. I wish I could sleep for days and wake up refreshed again

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[wiccarowan]

This is how I feel about "Home". It's all in there, somewhere. It's not as though I don't know what's meant to happen. I've stopped wondering if I'll ever finish it and started to wonder whether I'll ever write ANYTHING again.

[dmacabre]

Oh yes, that's what's so deadly about being stuck in limbo. You start feeling like maybe that's it, maybe there ARE no more decent words left. I don't think that's the case, but it feels so damned discouraging. :(

[lauraw]

I am by no means an expert writer but I hope you don't mind if I offer my opinion.

If it's really between writing something that isn't as good as you hoped and not writing any thing at all... I would think writing something less good would be the preferable option. We are our worst critics and even if it really is a steaming pile... well, now you can move on to something else and Keep Writing. I would just hate to see any of you stop writing for good if it is something you still ultimately enjoy.

I mean, that all being said, I don't write a lot because it is just not my top priority. Drawing is hugely important to me, though, and this is a battle I fight with myself ALL of the time. Sometimes I hate everything I make and I become all emo and mopey about it all... but once I break past that I love it again and all I can do is just try to hold onto that feeling when I hit a rut again.

So, in short. It really doesn't have to be good. It just has to be.

[dmacabre]

Not to worry, I don't intend to stop writing in general! I'll always write, even if it's just fanfiction or stories to amuse myself. I think it's the only way to get past being unhappy with what you write, because if you don't write, your chances of improving are pretty slim.

But it's pretty disappointing when what you turn out isn't as good as you think it can be. I'm always saddened by that.

[lauraw]

I hear ya. I've got pages and pages of unposted pictures that agree with you.