Writing woes :p

[nightwind69]

You know, I was hoping to have some ficcy inspiration for tactile_contact's artistic endeavors here, but... I don't know what my problem is. Lately, it seems that I just can't write for crap. Especially, I can't write PJ for crap, which is really, really, REALLY frustrating. Especially because I don't know why I can't write them. It's really starting to worry me

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[ironbite]

Maybe because, deep down inside you, you wish to email me concerning that thing I sent you.

I...can't belive I just typed that.

[nightwind69]

Yes, I do still need to do that, don't I? Thanks for reminding me. :)

[ironbite]

It's what I'm here for.

Specially since I don't really remember what I told you.

[calibrata]

Nice last paragraph there! Made me go, "Whoa," because I, too, was expecting some socially-acceptable dismissal.

I know I owe you some comments on a finished chapter... sorry 'bout taking so long. I haven't forgotten.

[nightwind69]

S'OK, kidu. Believe me, I know that real life can be just busy, busy, busy. :p So take your time. No rush at all. We're not in a hurry here. The thing's been four years in the making, so a little while longer won't hurt it. :)

As for that last paragraph...Yeah, I think that's one I'm going to keep. I'm just going to entirely change the context, is all. :)

[anonymous]

You may think it's horrible, but I think it's lovely. =P

[flybystardancer]

Sorry, that was me.

[nightwind69]

Well, thanks. :)

There are definitely bits of it that I'm going to recycle and put into a different, a little less conventional context. So, it's all good. It's just frustrating when what you're writing isn't coming out how you want it to come out or when it insists on going off into an angsty direction that you didn't intend it to have. I should have just put it aside for the day instead of stressing myself out about it, I s'pose. But sometimes that's hard to do because I stubbornly insist that I'm going to finish something even when it's just not going to happen. *sigh*

[hunterblues]

Ummmm, love the picture. I can sooo see and hear Jazz saying that. ;)

What's so crappy about the fic-bit, O Queen? Or is that my interpretation because I love anything PJ... Glad to see that the "Redemption" part was alright in the end, though, 'cause that means it won't be long until it's done. Right? Right?

Whirlwind

[nightwind69]

In and of itself, it's not entirely crappy, really. But I was leading myself in a direction that I didn't want to go, and I just couldn't seem to pull myself away from that direction. That, and it was going to end up being pages and pages of dialogue and exposition of a sort, and many of the chapters in the story are already like that, of necessity. I didn't want another "talky" chapter if I could avoid it, but no matter what I did this past weekend, all I could come up with was more talkiness, and it was frustrating. And unfortunately, when I'm frustrated, I tend to think that anything and everything that I write is utter crap. It's a spiral, and it just gets worse the more frustrated I get

[anonymous]

collective brain-drain? i gotta say i totally feel where you're coming from with creativity, priorities, RL work and all that. but...maybe it's all right to work on the goopy stuff first, if that's what's coming naturally, in order to get the juices flowing for the "talky" chapter? and this piece right here, i sure wouldn't call it crap.

i trust PJ'll do your bidding in good time. after all, you're landlord over their slice of headspace. ;)

-'bomb.

[nightwind69]

*hugs the 'Bomby*

*sigh* I WISH I could work on the goopy stuff, but if I did that, Frosty would whack me with a pillow for wandering off down non-"Redemption" paths. And, truthfully, I'd beat myself, too. I want to finish this thing, dangit, and it won't get done if I start doing other stuff. Still, that doesn't mean that the desire to do other stories doesn't go away. Hence, frustration, yes. :)

And yes, PJ shall do my bidding. 'Cuz if they don't, then I'll do Nasty Things to them, you see. :) They're all complacent because they know that there are Nasty Things in the works for poor Thundercracker, but that doesn't mean that nasty can't come to them, too. ;)

And I still owe you email! I'm so sorry I've taken so long! *thwaps self* I hope to get back to you this weekend.

[anonymous]

*HUGS back* hmm...i guess even with creative endeavours, we can't always do just whatever we feel like. priorities are everywhere, it seems. *sigh* so i wish you well in your quest for "Redemption". :D

for the record, don't worry about email-owing. you are free from the burden. ;)

-'bomb.