Writing endurance

[Duleigh]

I have the next part in my mind but writing it seems like such a slog. Anyone else have this problem?

Yep, all the time. Somehow I still got 96 stories published and 13 books for sale.
Sometimes you have to just throw stuff on the screen, beat at that keyboard. Get the so-so stuff out where you can see it. Then walk away. Let it sit for two days then come back and edit it. You'll find some good in there to follow.

 

[SpecterNecter]

Yep, all the time. Somehow I still got 96 stories published and 13 books for sale.
Sometimes you have to just throw stuff on the screen, beat at that keyboard. Get the so-so stuff out where you can see it. Then walk away. Let it sit for two days then come back and edit it. You'll find some good in there to follow

 

[SpecterNecter]

My continuous point is I CAN WRITE THE REST OF IT!!!! THE PROBLEM IS it doesn't feel as good as it did in the beginning..the words poured out of me like I was bursting at the seems...I loved the feeling....maybe if I was writing a book for $$ then the slog wouldn't bother me so much ...I want the freaking euphoria back !!!! Is there any fucking person here who can understand that?

 

[pink_silk_glove]

My continuous point is I CAN WRITE THE REST OF IT!!!! THE PROBLEM IS it doesn't feel as good as it did in the beginning..the words poured out of me like I was bursting at the seems...I loved the feeling....maybe if I was writing a book for $$ then the slog wouldn't bother me so much ...I want the freaking euphoria back !!!! Is there any fucking person here who can understand that?

Yes. All of us. We all understand it. We've all been telling you this.

 

[Voboy]

My continuous point is I CAN WRITE THE REST OF IT!!!! THE PROBLEM IS it doesn't feel as good as it did in the beginning..the words poured out of me like I was bursting at the seems...I loved the feeling....maybe if I was writing a book for $$ then the slog wouldn't bother me so much ...I want the freaking euphoria back !!!! Is there any fucking person here who can understand that?

Not if you're going to talk to us like that, dickhead...

I don't know how many responses you've paid attention to, but a lot of us are telling you this is common. We've experienced this sort of thing a million times. At a certain point, either the story has enough momentum to motivate you to finish, or you change direction to get "the freaking euphoria back," or you abandon ship and move on to the next one.

Good luck with your story.

 

[Duleigh]

My continuous point is I CAN WRITE THE REST OF IT!!!! THE PROBLEM IS it doesn't feel as good as it did in the beginning..the words poured out of me like I was bursting at the seems...I loved the feeling....maybe if I was writing a book for $$ then the slog wouldn't bother me so much ...I want the freaking euphoria back !!!! Is there any fucking person here who can understand that?

Yes! Happens all the time. I hated Chapter 12 of All Aboard Andi's Dream. It went where I wanted it to go, but it just felt bad... really bad. But I promised myself that I would go Chapter 16 at least so I published it... and my readers LOVED IT. I wanted to say, HOW DARE YOU! HOW CAN YOU LOVE THAT CRAP? But they did.

Chapter 13 felt sluggish and I pulled the plug at 20 K words. Then chapter 14 happened. it all came back, the joy, the fun of writing. I was forcing a couple to remain together 24/7 - that only happens on a honey moon, so I sent Paul to Portsmouth NH, and I taught his wife to sing and away it went. There was barely any sex because she just had a baby and they were 800 miles apart. let's see how the readers take it (it should work in the book however) I was disappointed at 33,000 words when I had to stop and shift gears into Chapter 15

It happens to all of us and we have to find our own way to get through it. Look at the quote by Harlan Ellison in my signature. Truer words have never been said.

 

[SpecterNecter]

Not if you're going to talk to us like that, dickhead...

I don't know how many responses you've paid attention to, but a lot of us are telling you this is common. We've experienced this sort of thing a million times. At a certain point, either the story has enough momentum to motivate you to finish, or you change direction to get "the freaking euphoria back," or you abandon ship and move on to the next one.

Good luck with your story.

I've read every response

 

[SpecterNecter]

Maybe writing isime heroin...you are always chasing the first high ...

 

[SpecterNecter]

Maybe writing isime heroin...you are always chasing the first high ...

Is like heroin

 

[SpecterNecter]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts

 

[Duleigh]

Maybe writing isime heroin...you are always chasing the first high ...

No, it's like romance, you are always chasing the next high