Staring at a piece of writing for too long...

metaphor • 14 October 2012 at 1:56 AM

...that eventually, it all just begins to sound like clumsy and poorly written crap no matter how many times you try to rearrange your sentence structure, omit unneeded words or sentences, etc.

This is what happens when I let a short story sit for too long. I need to just jump into it and finish in one sitting. Otherwise, I leave it and I can't get back into it.

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Writerly woes, anyone?

vampire666 • 14 October 2012 at 2:13 AM

@metaphor - Oh, Gods I hate when this happens. I wrote a whole two books and they sound like utter crap to me, so childish, but everyone else says they're fine. DX

Maybe fresh eyes could help you. 😊

iceyfira • 14 October 2012 at 2:19 AM

@metaphor

>.> That happens to me in school. I write stories in school when I feel like Im falling asleep. Then I forget about it, and find it randomly in my binder. Then I stare at it, trying to figure out what else to write to continue. And I feel stupid not knowing what else to write. "X3

metaphor • 14 October 2012 at 9:54 AM

@vampire666

Hm, you're right. I was thinking about submitting it to one of my writing groups on DA that specializes in constructive criticism and detailed feedback. Thing is, it's not done yet, which kind of bothers me. I'd really hate to ditch it, though. I see it may have potential.

Deleted • 14 October 2012 at 10:02 AM

I have 4 stories that I started and never finished, and now I stare at them thinking, "How the heck should I work with this?"
I still think the beginnings are fine, but then it turns crappy. 😋

solaris • 14 October 2012 at 10:07 AM

@metaphor

This reminds me of when I was writing my Honours Thesis for university. (Which basically means that I had to make something boring sound really interesting.) I always knew when it was time to take a break when I had to use a thesaurus more than twice in the same sentence. XD

I also had to read A LOT of source material. This one article that I read was about metamorphosis in literature. The author used the word 'metamorphosis' a million times. And then, all of a sudden, he threw in 'lepidopterous change'. I was like, "Someone got tired of 'metamorphosis!"

vampire666 • 14 October 2012 at 2:38 PM

@metaphor - What group is that, cause that sounds awesome? And who cares if it isn't done? That's the best time to have someone read it and help with ideas. 😃

metaphor • 14 October 2012 at 10:33 PM

@solaris

Hahahahaha...lepidopterous change. So much win!

@vampire666


It's called TheWrittenRevolution.
It's a nice group. Basically, you can submit your work to be reviewed and you have to give three questions to inspire feedback. For instance, I wanted to know if my character sounded real enough, so I asked, "Does she sound real enough?" 😋
Before you can do this, you have to give at least one critique to a piece in the group gallery. It's a great way to get critique and maybe even an audience of sorts.😊

vampire666 • 15 October 2012 at 12:47 AM

@metaphor - That sounds really great. Can you submit writing you don't have on DA, because lately it hasn't let me submit stuff? 😃