Whatever I write, after reading it over, I feel that it's cr@p and delete or shred it.
What can I do ?
2007-07-30 07:30:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'm the same way it sucks when you feel you have so much to say and when I'm thinking it it sounds great but when i get paper or turn on the computer to type it i either do what you said or i just sit there cause i cant think of a competent way to put it
i feel ya
2007-07-30 07:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by Hootie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Keep writing:
Scetch details of your main characters - looks, mannerisms, background, etc. Write the details down - or even draw them if you are a visual person. You need to find charecters that drive you to continue (and save your work) and that you are interested in. You need to look at writing as a process and one you can only get better at. Here are some details on how to proceed:
Take your main character or characters and imagine them in some odd/out of the ordinary (out of your current work's context) places or scenarios – anything goes! Write down ideas on what would have to happen to your type of character or how they would react to the scenario you placed them in.
This may seem futile, but it will help you flesh out your characters further and give you insight into what you may want to happen to this type of character in a potential story. You may even come up with multiple story lines and can see if one of them just seems to be the best or easiest to continue
Strong well-crafted main characters can inspire readers to love your story as well as drive you to write a great story for these imagined beings to be in! :-)
This should get you going. Then you may want to write an outline of you story (a kind of synopsis), including the ending. I have heard that John Irving writes his endings first, down to the last line, and works backwards. The idea of the outline is to give you goals as you proceed. Writing the ending first may give you the "spark" you seek - and also
2007-07-30 14:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Ralph 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's your inner Censor, you're too demanding of yourself, too critical. This happens in a subconscious way and it seems stronger than you.
To quiet this voice you should try and read Virginia Woolf's The Angel of the House. Google it, there are many entries. Her theory and method is that you have to kill that "angel" inside of you in order to be free to write.
Good luck!
2007-07-30 14:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by Letizia 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Seek Counseling.
2007-07-30 14:32:45 · answer #4 · answered by tutu 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋