Monthly Update
Last month, I wrote two new fanfics.
Two.
When months previous, I would usually write up to five. Hell, last year at this time I was writing like a crazy person.
Today I find myself working sporadically on Midnight and Daybreak, only after hastily finishing my mini-bang submission for avatarbigbang, one I'm not even that proud of. I think my block on most of this is simply due to how hectic things have become in real life. (That, and I honestly think a rewatch of Avatar is in order.) I know that fanfic is supposed to serve as escapism, but I'm finding even that hard, since the fics I want to write echo my current situation(s).
Saying that, I also discovered that I have an immense block on anything original. My sister pressed me with a good point: that my being sick opens up a wave of chance to focus on my fiction. But when I actually sat down to try, my mind went blank. I found myself disgusted with my own past ideas, and I couldn't think of anything new. My mind was in a rut.
So this month, I'm not going to bother setting any goals. In my mind, it'll be a miracle if I get anything done, let alone any open stories.
(Although I did place in avatar_500 for the first time in ages, so that was nice.)
Two.
When months previous, I would usually write up to five. Hell, last year at this time I was writing like a crazy person.
Today I find myself working sporadically on Midnight and Daybreak, only after hastily finishing my mini-bang submission for avatarbigbang, one I'm not even that proud of. I think my block on most of this is simply due to how hectic things have become in real life. (That, and I honestly think a rewatch of Avatar is in order.) I know that fanfic is supposed to serve as escapism, but I'm finding even that hard, since the fics I want to write echo my current situation(s).
Saying that, I also discovered that I have an immense block on anything original. My sister pressed me with a good point: that my being sick opens up a wave of chance to focus on my fiction. But when I actually sat down to try, my mind went blank. I found myself disgusted with my own past ideas, and I couldn't think of anything new. My mind was in a rut.
So this month, I'm not going to bother setting any goals. In my mind, it'll be a miracle if I get anything done, let alone any open stories.
(Although I did place in avatar_500 for the first time in ages, so that was nice.)