D. Gray Warrior
Troubadour
I like to write, but I struggle with discipline and issues such as self doubt and perfectionism.
While I don't write everyday, I still strive to write fairly often. Usually, it'll be two or three days a week at the bare minimum. Even when I do write, my productivity varies. Some days I feel really inspired and write almost an entire page. Other times, all I can get down are a couple of sentences. It's rare that I'll write anything longer than a page per session. The one exception for me seem to be scripts, as they are formatted differently from standard prose. It's a little disheartening as I hear about writers, both professional and still unpublished mentioning that they write 2k words a day.
Another thing is time management. I have to juggle writing with other activities that distract me from it, such as TV or videogames.
As for writing itself, I often find I hate what I write. I know rough drafts are supposed to be shite and revised later, but I still allow my perfectionism to get in the way. I think to myself "Most other writers' rough drafts are terrible, but mine are even worse."
Is anyone else here struggling with this? How did you develop better writing disicipline.
While I don't write everyday, I still strive to write fairly often. Usually, it'll be two or three days a week at the bare minimum. Even when I do write, my productivity varies. Some days I feel really inspired and write almost an entire page. Other times, all I can get down are a couple of sentences. It's rare that I'll write anything longer than a page per session. The one exception for me seem to be scripts, as they are formatted differently from standard prose. It's a little disheartening as I hear about writers, both professional and still unpublished mentioning that they write 2k words a day.
Another thing is time management. I have to juggle writing with other activities that distract me from it, such as TV or videogames.
As for writing itself, I often find I hate what I write. I know rough drafts are supposed to be shite and revised later, but I still allow my perfectionism to get in the way. I think to myself "Most other writers' rough drafts are terrible, but mine are even worse."
Is anyone else here struggling with this? How did you develop better writing disicipline.