When I make a world I get really into it, I'll sit quietly in a garden and think about that world. When I plan out world I go right to the beginning and set up the entire history of the galaxy, not just the world. Heroes and races and gods and monsters are all accounted for, every single thing the by-product of a previous event. From the conception of the universe to the humdrum daily lives of the peoples that live in it, I plan out my "worlds". The detail i get into frustrates the people I talk to, when I "want to tell them about an idea" they settle in for hours of genesis like storytelling and more details than some history books.
But then I try to write the story and I just can't be bothered. The history and the world is what interests me, when it comes down to the actual current events story I just move on to something else. Does this happen to anyone else? Am I just too interested in world building? Perhaps I am good at world building and don't want to put effort into things, so I stick to what comes easily? What do you do to motivate your own writing? When I am forced to write something or writing non-fiction about something I believe in I do some amazing things, but when it is just to write out my stories and adventures I can't seem to be bothered or motivated.
But then I try to write the story and I just can't be bothered. The history and the world is what interests me, when it comes down to the actual current events story I just move on to something else. Does this happen to anyone else? Am I just too interested in world building? Perhaps I am good at world building and don't want to put effort into things, so I stick to what comes easily? What do you do to motivate your own writing? When I am forced to write something or writing non-fiction about something I believe in I do some amazing things, but when it is just to write out my stories and adventures I can't seem to be bothered or motivated.