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"I'm going to finish my damn story!": a support thread

KittyOfSteele said:
Proofreading and formatting ended up being quicker.

But anyways...

To the guy who told me I can't do long works... 24.4K are on the way; edited on my phone. Just hit submit and now back to see what's the next ticket.
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I used to write things out by hand, then transcribe them onto my phone, where my partner would then edit it. It wasn't our best work, but I think that had more to do with me being so new to it, and him being so out of practice than to do with how we were doing it.
 
Woohoo, just submitted The Valentine Debt! Gods only know how it ended up longer than my first submission, 2.5 times longer than expected, went SUPER dark, saved the vibe at the last minute, and now it's more kinda fucked up but highly rom-com-compatible sappy happy fox fun.

Massive shoutout to @NuclearFairy for wonderful advice. This was a very different story yesterday than it was after I started fixing it today, and it would have hit so much differently without that nudge. Thank you :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
 
I have a few hundred stories, literally, that are all between 25-95% finished. I write down the general notes as I think of them: plotlines, characters, twists, etc., then start writing. And then revising what I wrote, change this, make a note that that has to be changed, and a reference made earlier or it doesn't make sense. Revise again, change, add more plot, adjust the ending. Sooner or later the muse burns out, sometimes at the 95% mark. I read stories here daily, get inspired, then never finish. ADD? ADHD of a type? General discouragement? Could be. Give me a workable solution and I'll be publishing again. Personally, I am at a loss.
 
Seurat said:
I have a few hundred stories, literally, that are all between 25-95% finished. I write down the general notes as I think of them: plotlines, characters, twists, etc., then start writing. And then revising what I wrote, change this, make a note that that has to be changed, and a reference made earlier or it doesn't make sense. Revise again, change, add more plot, adjust the ending. Sooner or later the muse burns out, sometimes at the 95% mark. I read stories here daily, get inspired, then never finish. ADD? ADHD of a type? General discouragement? Could be. Give me a workable solution and I'll be publishing again. Personally, I am at a loss.
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Stick to one project only. If you can't choose, flip a coin and discard everything until one remains. If you say "but I wanted X and now I must discard it!", discard everything but X.

Give yourself a deadline. Put consequences on it. Look up loss aversion.

You will live and breathe that project only from now on.
 
Seurat said:
I have a few hundred stories, literally, that are all between 25-95% finished. I write down the general notes as I think of them: plotlines, characters, twists, etc., then start writing. And then revising what I wrote, change this, make a note that that has to be changed, and a reference made earlier or it doesn't make sense. Revise again, change, add more plot, adjust the ending. Sooner or later the muse burns out, sometimes at the 95% mark. I read stories here daily, get inspired, then never finish. ADD? ADHD of a type? General discouragement? Could be. Give me a workable solution and I'll be publishing again. Personally, I am at a loss.
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I stand in awe - my own WIP folder is probably around 100 works. Maybe 150 if I include my Writing Exercise snippets (which I fully intend to turn into stories one day, you known, when I have time and energy).

I might be sounding my own trumpet here, but I've found that this thread has helped me regain and maintain some focus. After months and months of not being productive, I finished two stories simply by publicly posting that I was going to.

Maybe take a look at your stories and ask yourself which one you would most like to read - not write, just read. The one that appeals to you most as a work of fiction rather than a project to complete. Preferably something short, or close to finishing already.

Then give yourself a week to buckle down and work on it. Report here each day - who knows, someone might post a silly picture to encourage you!
 
pink_silk_glove said:
Don't lie. She's the one who got you ass moving.



; )
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Full confession: I actually created a character to act as a horny but harsh pulp editor reminding me of the deadline and using my own ego against me to push it into writing. Whenever I'm struggling, I start writing a very short, but extremely nasty email from her demanding me a story she can soil her panties to, or to vacate my office if I don't get a story on her desk that day.

Your dominatrixes are the best negative reinforcement and visual anchors for that, so thank you.
 
Tomorrow I'll finish my 750 Challenge entry at a friend's place since he allowed me to get access to my backup of it, plus the story I plan to post for the Music Challenge later this year, that'll be a rewrite of something I did years ago and never published it.

Anyway, I have with me the things I need to plot the On The Job entry, finally took a new novel idea to write on my phone ten minutes a day, which I'm not sure what to do with it once I finish it, and got four shorts I'll develop for ten minutes each to see which ticket to prioritize and start making deadlines.
 
KittyOfSteele said:
Stick to one project only. If you can't choose, flip a coin and discard everything until one remains. If you say "but I wanted X and now I must discard it!", discard everything but X.

Give yourself a deadline. Put consequences on it. Look up loss aversion.

You will live and breathe that project only from now on.
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Going to try to. Just discovered my latest attempt is about 75% done (draft) and I'm just under 24K. I'm going to try finishing it off in the next few days, but the revising is going to be fun. :rolleyes:
 
I have about 1,100 words done. I'm trying my best to write more but I am thinking of scrapping the original idea I had and making it about something else.

Also, I have been wanting to expand on the lore and background of my story called Tangled. I published it long ago. I have an idea for a continuation...
 
KittyOfSteele said:
Full confession: I actually created a character to act as a horny but harsh pulp editor reminding me of the deadline and using my own ego against me to push it into writing. Whenever I'm struggling, I start writing a very short, but extremely nasty email from her demanding me a story she can soil her panties to, or to vacate my office if I don't get a story on her desk that day.
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That is so cool.

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-...-32108764?dd_referrer=https://www.google.com/
 
Wolfblackthorne said:
I have about 1,100 words done. I'm trying my best to write more but I am thinking of scrapping the original idea I had and making it about something else.

Also, I have been wanting to expand on the lore and background of my story called Tangled. I published it long ago. I have an idea for a continuation...
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ICantLeafYou said:
Up to 1,250 words and only have one gap to fill, in the middle.

That's good enough for tonight.
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I will finish this shit tonight. I'm already working on that gap and am at 1,300 words. I also tweaked more parts elsewhere; removed some small pieces outright, rephrased some things.
 
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