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

[KittyOfSteele]

Do you want the disappointed mother ear pull, the irritated friend, or the horny lover? Cause I don't think I can do that last one for you.

...there goes a third plot bunny, THANKS!

 

[old_prof]

I think I finished the full final draft of Friendly Advice. Both sex scenes written and the ending tweaked. I still need to make a few more reads through the 60K words, but I think it's in pretty good shape. I have qualms every once in a while about the POV -- it's 1P but swaps POV between the two MC on most chapter boundaries.

I'd be happy to for anyone who wants to read it, but I'm reluctant to ask anyone to read 60K.

I think this is the best thing I've written and it will be ready for Pink Orchid, which makes me happy.

 

[Statius]

This oftentimes takes me as much time to figure out as the rest of the story. I think most of my grumpy "I hate what I'm writing" posts to the coffee shop were me struggling to either find or connect a tone to a story.

I feel that

 

[Statius]

...there goes a third plot bunny, THANKS!

Some people have no empathy for those of us with ADHD, ya know?

 

[NuclearFairy]

Some people have no empathy for those of us with ADHD, ya know?

I know, right!

 

[Statius]

I know, right!

Hey! The way I see it you were actually the problem here

 

[NuclearFairy]

Hey! The way I see it you were actually the problem here

I know, I was just poking fun because I also have ADHD. =P

 

[Statius]

Ohhhh so knowingly releasing plot bunnies around others with ADHD. Where's that banning thread when you need it?

 

[StillStunned]

And I was supposed to have the first 5 ready by yesterday! Someone pull my ears!

 

[StillStunned]

I managed to make a bit of progress on my Dungeon of Desire chapter yesterday, but today I've stalled. The party are about to encounter the demon, but I can't decide how to play it out. Is Theayala going to betray Xunaxa? Or will Xunaxa be the difference between death and survival? What form does the demon take?

On the plus side, I think I've got the paladin's Aura of Courage and Detect Evil working as narrative elements. Perhaps a Bless spell too.

 

[dirk2024]

I know, I was just poking fun because I also have ADHD. =P

 

[dirk2024]

I HAVE to finish my story for the Valentines Days challenge. Ugh.

 

[StillStunned]

I HAVE to finish my story for the Valentines Days challenge. Ugh.

 

[NaughteeDragon]

KoS, if you’re running this weekend, you should be doing prep anyway, so you’re good.
That reminds me, I need to prep my ancient temple with its Cthulhu-esque version of Groot for Sunday. Thank you for the reminder.
Now, go forth and prep, then go write.

 

[HyunnaPark]

I hit 1600 words today (4000 total). That's the stretch goal for me. A thousand is a good day, and 1600 is a really good one.

 

[Erozetta]

I'm struggling on a current WIP.

Not on what I want to write or having time to write, but with not dissociating while writing. I'm writing what is probably the most "me" story I've ever written and it's hard to be that vulnerable even under the veneer of fiction.

I'm basically writing it in 1k word chunks before I simply can't add to it without it affecting my mental health. So, that's been fun!

I could ditch it, but I *want* to write it. It feels important for me to write it for myself. To get the thoughts out in the open and just sit with them knowing I'll be judged pretty harshly for them.

But, yeah, it's proving to be a struggle to bring the real parts into the fiction.

 

[anthrodisiac]

I'm up to 13k on my Valentine's story and warily eyeing how much I have left. Just finished section three, so only one or two left. Shooting for this weekend to get the RD finished.

I feel like there's a lot of repetition I'll need to strip out. Editing is going to be a fucking nightmare fun.

 

[anthrodisiac]

I hit 1600 words today (4000 total). That's the stretch goal for me. A thousand is a good day, and 1600 is a really good one.

Well done! Keep up the good work!

 

[HyunnaPark]

Keep up the good work!

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

No one said anything about this work being "good". I did not commit to that characterization and cannot, in a legal sense, be held to it.

I can't back that up.

 

[StillStunned]

If anybody needs some extra motivation, just remember that it took Dr Johnson ten years to write his Dictionary:

Blackadder: "I believe, Sir, that the Doctor is trying to tell you that he is happy because he has finished his book. It has apparently taken him ten years."
Prince George: "Yes well, I'm a slow reader myself."

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Blackadder: "I believe, Sir, that the Doctor is trying to tell you that he is happy because he has finished his book. It has apparently taken him ten years."
Prince George: "Yes well, I'm a slow reader myself."

And to that I say ... MacBeth.

 

[HyunnaPark]

just remember that it took Dr Johnson ten years to write his Dictionary:

AH Writing Challenge Thread: Dictionary Entry

Examples:

stacnashed - verb intransitive - to receive the gentle, massaging touch of Stacnash in the comments of your story

Ideal reader - noun - someone who reads your story all the way through, totally gets what you were going for, gives you five stars, and leaves a thoughtful comment. See also: Bigfoot. Leprechauns. Area 51 Aliens.

 

[Statius]

Woohoo! Got my first two paragraphs on my rewrite of Ria, look good, sound good, AND best part? Kept the opening line, hell yeah! Nice to have that figured out.

 

[StillStunned]

Woohoo! Got my first two paragraphs on my rewrite of Ria, look good, sound good, AND best part? Kept the opening line, hell yeah! Nice to have that figured out.

 

[Statius]

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Hey just wanted to say thanks for the thread, thanks for the support here. I know you've struggled recently with writing as well. I lost all motivation for almost a year, it's nice to be excited about writing again, and glad you've made progress as well!