Incanus
Auror
I’m trying to avoid being the guy who has four or five novels all in various stages of incompletion, for years on end.
However, my first novel is pretty flawed, and it is going to take about another one-and-a-half to two years to complete. I can be pretty persistent about this sort of thing, but this is going to be difficult to see through.
I’m trying to tell myself that this is my ‘learning’ novel, and that it’s OK that it isn’t as good as I’d like it to be. The next one will be better, I insist.
I’ve been doing a fairly good job of ignoring the inside voice that tells me that this novel isn’t going to be all that great, and listening to the other voice that tells me I should stick it out, no matter what.
The question is: can I keep up this attitude for two whole years?
Does this little dilemma sound familiar to some of you? What do you do to stay on course? Or, do you quit working on things when it gets tough, and start something else? If so, are you worried that you’ll never complete anything?
I welcome any insights or thoughts about this.
However, my first novel is pretty flawed, and it is going to take about another one-and-a-half to two years to complete. I can be pretty persistent about this sort of thing, but this is going to be difficult to see through.
I’m trying to tell myself that this is my ‘learning’ novel, and that it’s OK that it isn’t as good as I’d like it to be. The next one will be better, I insist.
I’ve been doing a fairly good job of ignoring the inside voice that tells me that this novel isn’t going to be all that great, and listening to the other voice that tells me I should stick it out, no matter what.
The question is: can I keep up this attitude for two whole years?
Does this little dilemma sound familiar to some of you? What do you do to stay on course? Or, do you quit working on things when it gets tough, and start something else? If so, are you worried that you’ll never complete anything?
I welcome any insights or thoughts about this.