Twook00
Sage
At what point in the writing process are you most likely to get stuck or quit?
For me, its usually the first few sentences of a story. The infamous hook. I think this is because I feel the need to start with a bang, and results with me staring at the white abyss that is my word document for several minutes before going, "Meh... I think I'll listen to a podcast."
Beyond that, it's usually somewhere in the middle. I'm not exactly sure why, but I have an idea: When I get a few thousand words in, or a few chapters, there's always this moment where I look back at what I've written and think, "My God! What have I done?" I see only the mistakes and the changes I will have to make and I just stop.
It's like climbing a mountain and looking down half way up (I'm all about metaphors this morning). You start realizing how far that fall could be and suddenly wonder if you're man enough.
How about you guys? Where's that make or break moment for you? How do you overcome it?
EDIT: I can't remember why I used quicksand in the title... Something about getting stuck I guess.
For me, its usually the first few sentences of a story. The infamous hook. I think this is because I feel the need to start with a bang, and results with me staring at the white abyss that is my word document for several minutes before going, "Meh... I think I'll listen to a podcast."
Beyond that, it's usually somewhere in the middle. I'm not exactly sure why, but I have an idea: When I get a few thousand words in, or a few chapters, there's always this moment where I look back at what I've written and think, "My God! What have I done?" I see only the mistakes and the changes I will have to make and I just stop.
It's like climbing a mountain and looking down half way up (I'm all about metaphors this morning). You start realizing how far that fall could be and suddenly wonder if you're man enough.
How about you guys? Where's that make or break moment for you? How do you overcome it?
EDIT: I can't remember why I used quicksand in the title... Something about getting stuck I guess.
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