Things are not like before

[Deleted member 68927]

I started writing with just one Word, and the desire to write a story about the ship I could not get enough of.

It was hard. I typed slowly. Not hunt and peck, but maybe at about 30 wpm. Or 20. It was a long time ago.

Now, I know what you already think: look at Dora, she is in a burnout again. We keep on telling her to take a break, but she can't. Where was the block button again?

All I want to say is, that while it was still hard for me. While I still typed slowly, and had no money for Grammar Checkers, things were more fun.

Now I can type 750 words in 15 minutes, or at least that is what the site I use tells me. You'd think I could do 5k days again, every single day.

I managed 1.5k today, and I just want to call it a day.

The days when I would take a 10-day challenge, and produce something in about 4 days with decent length are over. I love writing, but now the technical side of writing is easy.

It is difficult to explain. We, as humans, are wired into doing what is easy. So, how come typing faster and writing in a language in which I don't have to look up every third word, demotivating me? Do you have the same problem?

 

[KonoKei]

Rather than length of the text try focusing on depth. What themes are you exploring? Is your dialogue entertaining? How do the descriptions of the environment reveal our pov characters feelings? How can you make your writing more concise?

 

[Indicterra]

Ask gpt to do grammar check no? It's not same as it writing the story, just ask it point out the mistake

 

[Alyxx]

That's just how it is.. I used to enjoy playing rubiks cube, it was fun trying to solve the puzzle. I still remember my first solve, and how I went from 5 minutes to 1 minute. Now I can easily average 30 secs and have been enjoying it less and less lately. My only advice is to try something new, try writing things you have never write before. Maybe the genre or maybe the style. Fuck it write mecha if you have never write mecha before or try adding more similes or metaphors add more riddles or mysteries, idk try switching things up.

 

[FluffyGura]

That's because you used to type for yourself, now you type for others. The joy of writing back then has now been extinguished. Theres a common saying that goes " don't turn your hobby into your job" it is after all the fastest way to kill the fun in anything. Look I don't know if this is applicable to you, but to me the way you describing your situation. It really reminds me of someone who enjoyed painting but now hates it because he depends on it to survive.

 

[RepresentingDesire]

Now, I know what you already think: look at Dora, she is in a burnout again. We keep on telling her to take a break, but she can't. Where was the block button again?

You are a woman?

It is difficult to explain. We, as humans, are wired into doing what is easy. So, how come typing faster and writing in a language in which I don't have to look up every third word, demotivating me? Do you have the same problem?

Maybe because there's no more challenge? But most of the times there's a multitude of reasons and all the reasons I can think of are already written down here. Try to write a challenging story that you enjoy for yourself? It should cover all the solutions here.

 

[Kalamity]

Based off your first sentence, maybe it's time to go native and back to your roots on why you began writing in the first place. Find the fun and desire once more.

I don't know if this applies to you, but do you care heavily about what others think about your writing? Do you restrict yourself on making a scene you really want because you think your readers won't like it?

If so, you really shouldn't give a singular flying fuck and do whatever you please. Like make a bestiality scene between a crab, an octopus, and a human man.

 

[3guanoff]

So, how come typing faster and writing in a language in which I don't have to look up every third word, demotivating me?

To ensure that's it, why not try a different language? Spanish, for example.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

To ensure that's it, why not try a different language? Spanish, for example.

I don't know Spanish XD. Nor do I want to learn it.

 

[lambenttyto]

It is difficult to explain. We, as humans, are wired into doing what is easy. So, how come typing faster and writing in a language in which I don't have to look up every third word, demotivating me? Do you have the same problem?

Hmm. Could be you're bored. I get bored writing every book/story in the same style, so I change my approach. Outline, no outline, outline with nothing more than chapter headings, pre-write, then write without an outline, or just sit down with a two sentence blurb and get going to see where the fantasy wonderland will take me. I've written longhand, with a voice recorder, a manual typewriter from the 70s. In fact I'm transcribing some typewritten pages right now, and it's a really good fairy tale that I wrote. I've written single viewpoint, multiview point, large-cast epics with thirty viewpoints, I've written romances, thrillers, space opera, cyberpunk, steampunk, pre-industrial fantasy, futuristic fantasy, sword and sorcery. I've written in first person, third person, I've written omniscient head hopping books, or close limited narratives, poetry and haiku and folk tales. Good heavens, I'm a freakin' pulp writer!!!!!

What was my point, again?

Right. So, maybe you were having fun before because it was a learning process, but now that you're settled, you're going through the motions. Try to get excited about the story itself, the characters, or learn to write in different ways with different approaches. Read new fiction and try writing in different styles, or smoking a tobacco pipe while you write--err ahem! Yes, well, just do different things, no? Maybe write a different kind of story, something you're not so comfortable with.

You sound like me, you get bored doing the same thing over and over. You need to change it up, so you can change it up in story genre, writing approach, style, etc.

You should get down and do the dogeza now, because I don't usually impart paragraphs of my ultimate wisdom to people in these forums.

 

[TwistedRomcom]

To be honest, I fail to see how typing speed matters in the slightest. It isn't as though your typing speed is ever going to be your bottleneck, even if you're abysmally slow like 30 wpm. 99% of the time is spend on deciding which words to say, not typing them. At least that's how it is for me.

Perhaps your problem is perfectionist anxiety. When you were writing in a second language you could always tell yourself, "Oh it's not my native tongue, so it doesn't matter if it sucks." But now you don't have that excuse, so it actually has to be good. In other words, there's more pressure.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

To be honest, I fail to see how typing speed matters in the slightest. It isn't as though your typing speed is ever going to be your bottleneck, even if you're abysmally slow like 30 wpm. 99% of the time is spend on deciding which words to say, not typing them. At least that's how it is for me.

Perhaps your problem is perfectionist anxiety. When you were writing in a second language you could always tell yourself, "Oh it's not my native tongue, so it doesn't matter if it sucks." But now you don't have that excuse, so it actually has to be good. In other words, there's more pressure.

English is not my mother tongue. But I think I know where you are going with that.

 

[melchi]

30 wpm is slow (cries)

 

[Deleted member 68927]

30 wpm is slow (cries)

I wrote my first 50 something books at that speed. You can do it, Melchi! Just type on!

(You can always learn 10 finger typing if you have the time. It is hell for the first month, but it pays off.)

 

[melchi]

I wrote my first 50 something books at that speed. You can do it, Melchi! Just type on!

(You can always learn 10 finger typing if you have the time. It is hell for the first month, but it pays off.)

Oh gosh, I touch type just not fast. Even if I could type 60wpm coming up with something other than endless dialogue loops without stopping is hard.