Sep 15, 2014 04:24
So I spent a big part of this weekend going back through my journal and reading random fics. I used to be able to write (and finish shit!). What's happened to me??? Ugh. The other part of my weekend (besides being lazy and rereading a book series I've read a billion times) was spent plotting out a new idea the muse blindsided me with. I will hopefully be able to finish this one quickly, which is what I always say, but there are truthfully not very many scenes to write. We'll see.
I suddenly feel guilty for not finishing my last pretend-to-be-together J2 fic I was working on before I stopped writing fanfic. I just skimmed through the doc, and it's actually good. I want to share what I have, but I'm also tempted to adapt it into original fic. It's over 14k. It seems wrong somehow to just leave it unfinished like that. I don't think I could get into the groove of writing J2 again (especially since this fic is from Jared's POV and that was always harder for me), but I want to do something with it.
Basically, going through my J2 shit has gotten me into the mood to actually write and get something done, and writing novels takes too goddamn long. I think I should stick with short stories. :D I'm not sure I'll ever complete my first novel idea (it's way too ambitious for a first novel at least), but I am determined to get my current one done. Someday. If the muse cooperates. Ugh ugh ugh.
Why can't the words write themselves? :(
I'm so tired. I hope this all made sense!
:(,
writing novels is hard,
*head desk*