On writing

[curtana]

I'm feeling very ambivalent about my writing lately. Partly, I'm sure it's just that I haven't managed to actually, you know, write anything since we moved; the combination of unpacking, trying to furnish and decorate a house, Arthur not sleeping well, not having my days free the way I did when he was in daycare, and my mother visiting has made it

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[amaena]

I dont really respond well to LJ comments because I find that my written words never match my real meaning and I cant be bothered with it, but I have to tell you, reading your writing, its amazing. I was telling rumplefurskin this the other day. You are a really really really amazing author. It shocked the shit out of me in all honesty because I just didn't expect writing of that calibre when I sat down to read. But its amazing. with the few words you use, its entirely captivating, it instantly whisks me away like some of my favorite books :)

[curtana]

Thank you, that's really kind of you to say :)

[owlfish]

Publishing: It's not a matter of being better than others at writing. It's a matter of capturing the heart of a publisher. Those are different things.

Not publishing: It's cliché, I know, but if you need to write, you'll write anyways, regardless of what you want to do with it.

I think you're right about the MLIS, actually. I'm not sure that was a digression - having a sense of large purpose and production really does help with feelings of self-satisfaction, regardless of where you're getting that momentum from.

[owlfish]

P.S. That's not me saying "don't publish", that's me saying "I hope you feel better about the whole dilemma regardless of what you do about it once you're working on a long-term project with clear structure, goals, and deadlines."

[curtana]

Thank you - wise words, as usual :)

[haggisthesecond]

For me it comes down to two questions:

What do you honestly, genuinely want to get out of the act of writing?

Do you write because you actually have something to say? If so, that's a good reason to write original fiction. If not, and you're enjoying the fanfic writing, then just stick with that.

[curtana]

You're probably right. If I have the right idea for something original to write, I'll write it.