Writing Momentum
While I've been disappointed that my inspiration has veered toward fanfic, I do know that no writing is truly done in vain. Especially since I haven't really been writing since DA fanfic thanks to school and work. It's good mental exercise, and people who hate on it are ridiculous. Making fun of people writing fanfics is like making fun of people at the gym for not ending up in marathons or the Olympics. Writers do prompts all of the time to practice, and this is more of the same. What I've learned from writing fanfics is how to be consistent with characters' voices and plots, even when I want them to do what I want. I've also gained experience with doing what's right for the story's plot and balancing it with what's right for an audience (EILA doesn't have a fandom I can get feedback from, but I got it from DA.)
Well, now it's starting to pay off. I have a lot of high school based stories from my more prolific teen years that I want to work on again. Doing fanfic has put me back on my writing stride, that is the important part. Writing a long form story takes a lot of mental focus, and I haven't had that in a long time.
Well, now it's starting to pay off. I have a lot of high school based stories from my more prolific teen years that I want to work on again. Doing fanfic has put me back on my writing stride, that is the important part. Writing a long form story takes a lot of mental focus, and I haven't had that in a long time.