Do you guys still cringe at your own older works when reading back at it?

[CZ2]

I do at my own, a lot. Even with the story that I started writing months ago, I revisited a chapter and had a panic attack on an unprecedented scale.

Even with almost 3 years of writing experience, even month old works will get to me.

What about you?

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Of course. It means that you grew as an author. That's why good authors have so many edits before releasing their final product. I'm currently reading and editing through my stuff from 3 years ago and I have to say that it needs a lot of work.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

 

[Harvier]

Of course.

 

[patbateman123x]

its funny because sometimes you read stuff other people write , specific sentences ,like some phrases that have the chunni vibe going on like "dragontamer97 power attack" and you are like "oh thats cringe" , then u read your own stuff from way back when , then you shake your head in shame like "Cant believe i called that guy cringe . I am the same .Talk about being a hyprocrite" .

 

[Ilikewaterkusa]

I do at my own, a lot. Even with the story that I started writing months ago, I revisited a chapter and had a panic attack on an unprecedented scale.

Even with almost 3 years of writing experience, even month old works will get to me.

What about you?

Yes.

 

[BearlyAlive]

Strange thing is I kinda like my old works for how simple they were. They kinda remind me of the games that I played during that time. Classic "boy meets girl. Girl has McGuffin. Bad guys want girl for it" kind of story.

I kinda miss those simple stories and I somehow unlearned to write them xD

 

[patbateman123x]

Strange thing is I kinda like my old works for how simple they were. They kinda remind me of the games that I played during that time. Classic "boy meets girl. Girl has McGuffin. Bad guys want girl for it" kind of story.

I kinda miss those simple stories and I somehow unlearned to write them xD

kinda reminds me of the romcom sex comedies from the 90s and 80s . The good old American Pie , Risky Business , Cruel Intentions and Fast Times at Ridgemont high days .Shit so bad , they are good .Although Risky Business is still a masterpiece

 

[ModernGold7ne]

Not even a little, if I check it out, it's because I want a laugh.

 

[LilRora]

Depends how old the story is. If it's from when I was beginning writing, I usually cringe half the time and berate myself the other. If it's bit younger, then I sometimes cringe, sometimes berate myself, but mostly just reminisce about the past long gone. On more serious note, yes, I do cringe very much, but no less than I marvel at the simplicity and happiness I got from writing those little things I didn't even publish anywhere.

One exception to that would be the stories I started recently, but never published them, because when I look at them, I see the tons of things I could improve and I will improve if I have time and motivation. Like that one story I started two months ago, wrote three chapters, and just now started rewriting cause I saw so many mistakes to fix it was faster and easier to start from scratch.

Strange thing is I kinda like my old works for how simple they were. They kinda remind me of the games that I played during that time. Classic "boy meets girl. Girl has McGuffin. Bad guys want girl for it" kind of story.

I kinda miss those simple stories and I somehow unlearned to write them xD

I'm often the same. That's the charm of naivety and inexperience. Everything is so much simplier and prettier when you're still ignorant.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

I don't have time to read my old stuff, so I don't cringe.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Just it being a week old and it'll get me.

 

[Sairren]

Considering what my novel started as, I very much do. But I do take some pride in that project, and am glad I did it. It was full on in-jokes and references, but it was that bit of fun that led me to want to rewrite all of it as a much better story.

 

[Erysion]

I still cringe at my current works.

 

[Nhatduongg]

Well I do, especially the dialogue parts.

 

[ElijahRyne]

I do at my own, a lot. Even with the story that I started writing months ago, I revisited a chapter and had a panic attack on an unprecedented scale.

Even with almost 3 years of writing experience, even month old works will get to me.

What about you?

Yes, I do, and it happens almost every time I read back my work. Mostly because I find mistakes and/or awkward wording every where. Then I spend more time editing it than I did writing. Even then, sometimes, when I look back at the edited version, after maybe an hour or so, I cringe once more before re-editing it………….

 

[LinMeili]

Nope. I already burned / deleted all my cringey stuff.

 

[Ay89AZ]

Definitely!!

 

[TheEldritchGod]

Nope.

 

[WeissBlatt]

I cringe while writing, but I tell myself that I will fix it in the editing phase. Let's just say Future!Me is in for a surprise.