Nothing I write ever satisfies me anymore...

[Anon_Y_Mousse]

I know it's almost the end of the year and I shouldn't be having these thoughts. But, I just really wanna vent about this to other writers.

Yeah, exactly what it says, I'm satisfied with the ideas and the plot I've outlined, but I always end up dissatisfied whenever I create a chapter. Due to this I just have a bunch of unfinished chapter stowed away on my drafts folder.

Yes, I know the first things I write aren't supposed to be perfect, I know it's supposed to be bad. I've told myself that when I published my first story, and it worked fine up until a few months ago.

Now however, whenever I look at what I've made I go " the fuck is this shit?!". Then I proceed to close my laptop to fuck around and do something else.

Is this writer's block or just me being a lazy arse? I'm really just confused here. I just wanna enjoy reading what I write again.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Yes.

 

[Anon_Y_Mousse]

Yes.

Understandable.

 

[ThrillingHuman]

Tough

 

[Anon_Y_Mousse]

Tough

It'll probably solve itself eventually, just sucks to not be able to write a Christmas special.

 

[Maldon]

I know that feeling too well.
Maybe try to take a break from writting? you're probably just burned out.

 

[Anon_Y_Mousse]

I know that feeling too well.
Maybe try to take a break from writting? you're probably just burned out.

I have been technically on a break for months, aside from the "first chapters" I've wrote seldomly, I don't think I've written anything coherent.

 

[Maldon]

I have been technically on a break for months, aside from the "first chapters" I've wrote I don't think I've written anything coherent.

Damn, though I meant an actual break, no writting.
but if that's no good maybe try writting in genres you're not very used to? IDK, maybe the novelty can help you

 

[Snusmumriken]

It is the difference between your taste and your experience.

Most authors go through this in the beginning. And other artists too. It just means that you have an eye for quality that you currently lack the experience to recreate yourself. The way you can go at it is mostly to keep writing. Especially since you are already subconsciously aware that something is missing.

 

[Anon_Y_Mousse]

It is the difference between your taste and your experience.

Most authors go through this in the beginning. And other artists too. It just means that you have an eye for quality that you currently lack the experience to recreate yourself. The way you can go at it is mostly to keep writing. Especially since you are already subconsciously aware that something is missing.

Yep, I'm completely aware of this. My taste always spirals out of control and creates something that's out of my experience. I really have to learn to try to tolerate writing tra- unique stories like Wattpad authors, they're very good with that.

 

[Snusmumriken]

Just practice enough so your stories catch up to your acceptable level.

 

[greyblob]

I'm in a somewhat similar state. The solution is to just write. Type the scenes as minimally as you can, and edit them out later.

 

[Anon_Y_Mousse]

I'm in a somewhat similar state. The solution is to just write. Type the scenes as minimally as you can, and edit them out later.

Yep that's what I'm trying out rn, got to three chapters of a new fic I'm planning with just the dialogue and not much description since it's the easiest for me.

 

[BlackKnightX]

There was a time when I was in a similar state. I would write a chapter and then thought, “What the fuck did I just write. Who would want to read this!?”

Then I started rereading it and was surprised that it flowed better than I thought. But then I got lazy and started procrastinating.

Not long after I’d come back again, reread it, and then continued where I’d left off.

I think it’s not entirely about your writing skill, but more about your mental state. You just get bored with it, technically.

 

[Minx]

Relatable

 

[Fox-Trot-9]

Take those chapter fragments and take a look at how they start. What do they all have in common? Why are they unsatisfactory? Is it b/c they're repetitive? Is it b/c they're this or that? Whatever it is, note that down. Then write a chapter that is completely different from those chapter fragments and see how it goes.

In other words, this is the time for you to experiment with your writing and see what you come up with. If you're having trouble, read other writers' stories and see how they do it, then imitate how they do it. This is the perfect opportunity to get yourself back in the writer's seat.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

I know it's almost the end of the year and I shouldn't be having these thoughts. But, I just really wanna vent about this to other writers.

Yeah, exactly what it says, I'm satisfied with the ideas and the plot I've outlined, but I always end up dissatisfied whenever I create a chapter. Due to this I just have a bunch of unfinished chapter stowed away on my drafts folder.

Yes, I know the first things I write aren't supposed to be perfect, I know it's supposed to be bad. I've told myself that when I published my first story, and it worked fine up until a few months ago.

Now however, whenever I look at what I've made I go " the fuck is this shit?!". Then I proceed to close my laptop to fuck around and do something else.

Is this writer's block or just me being a lazy arse? I'm really just confused here. I just wanna enjoy reading what I write again.

You're writing too much and not EXPERIENCING enough

 

[Ai-chan]

Ya'll need masturbation. Sometimes it takes a bit of self-love to accept your flaws so that you can say, "Aww, it's not too bad. A bit of change here and there, right, perfect fapping material!"

 

[Jemini]

It'll probably solve itself eventually, just sucks to not be able to write a Christmas special.

Oh, you were working on a Christmas special? Well, there's your problem right there.

Writing a seasonal holiday special of any kind means changing up your writing style and the tone of your writing, which means it's going to clash with the rest of your stuff. That's definitely going to have a sense of "wrongness" to you as it just doesn't seem to fit the rest of your writing.

I don't think I would like anything I was writing if I was trying to write a holiday special either. That would be one of the reasons why I just don't do things like that.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

*hugs*

I'm not satisfied with how much free time I have now that I have a baby. I hope that will change when I send him to school, if the pandemic is over by then.