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I'm doing better, so thanks for your lovely thoughts and comments. *hugs*
Have I mentioned already that I'm kinda in a writing crisis? It's not a writer's block anymore – it's a real crisis.
It started like two weeks ago when I read that fantastic Little Miss Sunshine fic. The characterization was awesome, the plot, the pace. I loved it. And usually, such well written fics inspire me to write better, this fic made me think that I'll never be able to write on such a level, so I could just give it up completely.
I'm not even jealous or anything, I'm just in awe. And I try to get over that feeling of wanting to quit, because even though I'm just mediocre to good in my better days (means when I don't suffer from writer's block, that is), writing makes me happier/keeps me more sane, if you know what I mean... I'm not writing because I want all the internet-fame, I'm writing for myself in the first place. Other people reading it is just the sweet cherry on top ;)
Were you in such a situation before, my dear fellow creatives? How did you handle it?
I haven't written a word since then, but instead started to read in a tiny German fandom, that I didn't even know existed. It's a German crime-series and I'm not even watching it, but people manage to black-out their bingo-cards with it and that made an impression on me, so I started to read it, just out of curiosity, to see HOW and now I've spent the entire week reading it all and somehow it made me miss writing and gave me confidence? Hope? Made me think that quitting would really suck.
Maybe I'll re-watch Little Miss Sunshine tomorrow, and well, we'll see what happens...
Have I mentioned already that I'm kinda in a writing crisis? It's not a writer's block anymore – it's a real crisis.
It started like two weeks ago when I read that fantastic Little Miss Sunshine fic. The characterization was awesome, the plot, the pace. I loved it. And usually, such well written fics inspire me to write better, this fic made me think that I'll never be able to write on such a level, so I could just give it up completely.
I'm not even jealous or anything, I'm just in awe. And I try to get over that feeling of wanting to quit, because even though I'm just mediocre to good in my better days (means when I don't suffer from writer's block, that is), writing makes me happier/keeps me more sane, if you know what I mean... I'm not writing because I want all the internet-fame, I'm writing for myself in the first place. Other people reading it is just the sweet cherry on top ;)
Were you in such a situation before, my dear fellow creatives? How did you handle it?
I haven't written a word since then, but instead started to read in a tiny German fandom, that I didn't even know existed. It's a German crime-series and I'm not even watching it, but people manage to black-out their bingo-cards with it and that made an impression on me, so I started to read it, just out of curiosity, to see HOW and now I've spent the entire week reading it all and somehow it made me miss writing and gave me confidence? Hope? Made me think that quitting would really suck.
Maybe I'll re-watch Little Miss Sunshine tomorrow, and well, we'll see what happens...
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Date: 2013-02-10 11:27 pm (UTC)Du hörst dich genauso an, als ob deine Muse gerade neues Input sammelt, um selber wieder kreativ zu werden. Darum würde ich sagen, verfall noch nicht in Panik, bestimmt legst du schon bald wieder los. :)
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Date: 2013-02-11 06:27 pm (UTC)Deine Situation ist aber auch nicht einfach. 3 Jahre sind eine lange Zeit. So lange ist es bei mir zum Glück jetzt nicht her, aber es dauert eine gefühlte Eeeeewigkeit, bis mal etwas brauchbares dabei herauskommt. Das nervt.
Vielleicht hilft Dir ja eine kreative Übung (http://www.kreativesdenken.com/artikel/morgenseiten-schreiben.html), um mal den Kopf frei zu kriegen und ins Schreiben zu kommen? Ich mache das seit einigen Monaten und das hilft.
Oder vielleicht brauchst Du das aufregende Verliebtheitsähnliche Gefühl eines neuen Pairings?
Ich hoffe, dass es bei Dir auch bald wieder klappt, ich habe Deine Sachen immer sehr gerne gelesen <3 und werde es auch weiterhin tun!
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Date: 2013-02-11 07:48 am (UTC)For me, it always boiled down to the main reason I write anyway- because there are specific stories I want to read that no one else has written. And while there are always going to be writers out there with far more skills than I'll ever have, that doesn't mean that they're writing exactly what I want to read. =/
Granted, it's been a long time since I've written anything- too much stuff going on and other things taking over, but I've kind of started up a few ideas again, and it's a good feeling.
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Date: 2013-02-11 07:09 pm (UTC)So awesome to hear that you're thinking about writing again! I hope real life gives you a break soon enough!
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