What Eidheann said. You're never going to be objective about your own work, especially not this soon after having written it. Find someone you trust to be honest with you and get them to give you feedback.
This: Part of me is like, "Yeah, this isn't half bad" but then I start thinking that it's obviously terrible and the characterizations are crap and I'm doing too much telling and it's just a mess. What even are words? ...made me laugh, because I absolutely could have written this myself about my own writing, and I'm pretty sure most other writers would agree. What are words indeed! XD But writing is a skill just like any other, and the only way to get better at it is to practice. And over time you do get better about being able to tell the difference between when you're actually writing crap and when you're just being ridiculous about it. Still not perfect, because objectivity and all, but better. <3
And yeah, it's terrifying, and it gets less terrifying over time, but the scariness never goes away entirely. (Wine helps. Wine helps a lot.) Writing is such an intimate thing, because your story came out of your brain and letting other people read it is like giving them a little glimpse into your mind. But fandom people are so incredibly nice and supportive, and I hope you choose to share with us because I'd love to read your stuff. But if you want to keep it to yourself for a while or even if you never choose to share, that's fine too. Fandom writing should be fun, and it's all about doing what makes YOU happy. I hope you'll keep writing, though. <3 ::squishes you::
Man, one of my (many) problems is that I hate being bad at things, and I'm impatient about getting better. When I first started learning Spanish, all I could think about is how much I just wanted to be speaking fluently in rapid-fire Spanish and it was such a drag knowing that it wouldn't happen overnight. But I do think it's easy to forget that writing is a learn-able skill, especially when you only see somebody else's finished product and not everything that went into creating it.
This: Part of me is like, "Yeah, this isn't half bad" but then I start thinking that it's obviously terrible and the characterizations are crap and I'm doing too much telling and it's just a mess. What even are words? ...made me laugh, because I absolutely could have written this myself about my own writing, and I'm pretty sure most other writers would agree. What are words indeed! XD But writing is a skill just like any other, and the only way to get better at it is to practice. And over time you do get better about being able to tell the difference between when you're actually writing crap and when you're just being ridiculous about it. Still not perfect, because objectivity and all, but better. <3
And yeah, it's terrifying, and it gets less terrifying over time, but the scariness never goes away entirely. (Wine helps. Wine helps a lot.) Writing is such an intimate thing, because your story came out of your brain and letting other people read it is like giving them a little glimpse into your mind. But fandom people are so incredibly nice and supportive, and I hope you choose to share with us because I'd love to read your stuff. But if you want to keep it to yourself for a while or even if you never choose to share, that's fine too. Fandom writing should be fun, and it's all about doing what makes YOU happy. I hope you'll keep writing, though. <3 ::squishes you::
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But wine! Wine I can do. I have lots of wine. :D
Thanks, hon!! ♥ ♥
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