Shut up and write!

[YmaOHyd]

I need to spend less time on here for sure. But most of the time when I'm here it's because I'm doing baby-care, and I can't write about a guy using a butt plug to turn his coworker into a cum bottle or a woman with psychological problems having violent sex with a scaly-dicked alien while my kid is sitting in her Pack and Play watching me do it.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

I need to spend less time on here for sure. But most of the time when I'm here it's because I'm doing baby-care, and I can't write about a guy using a butt plug to turn his coworker into a cum bottle or a woman with psychological problems having violent sex with a scaly-dicked alien while my kid is sitting in her Pack and Play watching me do it.

Totally outside the topic, but if you're at that stage with kids, and packing that kind of kiddie hardware, I strongly suggest looking into the Dodge Grand Caravan with Stow and Go. Might be the best vehicle Chrysler makes.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Totally outside the topic, but if you're at that stage with kids, and packing that kind of kiddie hardware, I strongly suggest looking into the Dodge Grand Caravan with Stow and Go. Might be the best vehicle Chrysler makes.

On the list, I think, for when my wife's Subaru grenades its engine.

 

[SimonDoom]

I think there's no right answer and it's up to the individual author to decide how to use their time for their own satisfaction. What works for one won't necessarily work for another.

I'm in the "just keep writing" camp but I'm a terrible model for that behavior, because I'm an undisciplined writer and I haven't published a story in over a year.

I definitely do NOT think one should refrain from being actively involved in this forum out of any sense of guilt that one is not writing. One can do both. Many have. I enjoy participating in this forum, whether I'm writing stories or not.

I think there is something to be said for accentuating the positive, whatever that means for you. Obsessing about the flaws of this Site is not positive. It is what it is and it's been this way for 27 years. It's not likely to change the basic way it does things regardless of what anyone says in this forum.

I also strongly believe this: this platform gives you an opportunity as an author to have fun with writing and publishing stories and to get an abundance of feedback if you work at it. Take the opportunity. Don't get sidetracked by what you perceive to be the site's limitations.

 

[ColtonWrites]

I think when I am "pushing myself to write more" its in the same vein as someone who likes to run pushing themselves to go faster and further.

When I write its because there's an idea in my head that I want to let out. Often I get stuck in recurring fantasies that change slightly ever time I think about them - writing them down sort of "solidifies" the story and I can move on.

I'm not "juggling" multiple WIPs in any kind of negative way. I like to have multiple possible storylines that I can let my mind wander down depending on my mood.

 

[ElectricBlue]

My writing pace has been pretty much steady state over the years. Roughly 2500 - 3500 words a week, fluctuates some, but not much. These days, not all of it sees the light of day.

I juggle a nearly full time job, a hobby business that tends to look after weekends, and doing the necessary stuff around the house, plus grandkids. Unlike many, I'm not driven to write, it's not therapy. It's something I enjoy doing, like sitting beside myself in one of my constant cafés on a rainy day, sitting with a friend. But there's no need for conversation.

I can't ever see myself not writing, even if I want to get back to drawing and even one day get confident with colour, and paint.

Right now I'm slightly revising content for another platform. That's been interesting, rereading stories I've not read for a while, getting feedback from a different audience, seeing how my common themes weave and change. Even reading a familiar story on another platform's default page style, makes the work read differently. That's kinda fun, reading myself as if I've only just discovered me.