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pnn7l8 | writing_train | 0.76 | Any tips for ADHD writers with sequence ordering Dyslexia? I was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD and learned I have a sequencing order problem through mild dyslexia. That means I will put letters, numbers or words in the wrong sequence. For instance, writing, “are there” instead of “there are.” For instance, I didn’t edit the above paragraph and noticed I -ah right there, two examples. “And learned I” “and noticed I” It is supposed to be “And I learned” “And I noticed” right? These are mild but sometimes I will completely mess up and flip word order, sentence order, etc. It makes for flowery poetry but lousy novel writing. I have been writing since fifth grade. Only for the love of it. I have so many novels, scripts, short stories and poetry but only one novelette self published in Amazon. I have a particular story I finally want to try and publish that I’ve been working on for 15 years. I took a break from it and went back to it after being diagnosed and helped. I was shocked and heartbroken to find the story was a complete mess. The sentence sequencing in many areas is atrocious. It’s a long winded, winding verbose Tolkien and King too much detailed mess. I couldn’t even read it and I wrote it. It is mostly due to this sequencing problem. I’m completely starting it over but any tips on how I can write better with this, dare I say, handicap would be very much appreciated. I’m going to try a writing/editing structure where after a day of writing, I immediately re-write and edit that over and over again the next day. Basically untangle it as I write. I hate that it will break my flow but I have to learn a new way if I ever hope to get something published. I figure I must not be the only one with this issue. Also ADHD tips as of course I deal with major distraction, etc. Thanks for the help! TL;DR Tips for writing for a writer who messes up word and sentence structure sometimes and has ADHD | hcsn2n6 | hcsg8jp | 1,631,605,315 | 1,631,599,702 | 2 | 1 | Have you tried dyslexia-friendly fonts? I have ADHD and suspect I also have some type of dyslexia, though I haven't yet had a diagnosis. Fonts like comic sans, open-dyslexic, arial, helvetica, verdana, dyslexie, sylexiad, and read-regular have all been helpful for me. Type in at least 12pt too. I find 14pt better for me, but you might be comfortable with 12pt. Also, having the writing read back to me through word or other similar applications with text-to-speech functions helps too. Reading out loud is useful sometimes too but I stim a lot which can affect the way I talk so I prefer text-to-speech. Oh, and for structure, mind maps!! It being non-linear helps me get all my ideas down. All the events I want to include, particular plot points or worldbuilding info that comes into play at certain points is included in a mind map. From this, I transfer everything I can to a more linear structure/outline so it's clearer to me later. I hope some of this helps! Obviously what works for me might not be useful for you, but just keep trying new methods until you find one that works for you. | Can you spot these when you hear them? I am making audio recordings of books, with screen shots, and I am picking up tons of things I have missed. I use a video capture that records my voice and a video of my text in MS Word. Like a song that is captioned. Or an ebook that reads itself. | 1 | 5,613 | 2 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iubogkz | iuc8ubd | 1,667,096,712 | 1,667,109,225 | 2 | 3 | Thank you this is EXACTLY my issue | Pretty crazy that I’m reading this right now, but this is the advice I subconsciously was looking for. Thanks for the help. | 0 | 12,513 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iuc8ubd | iubx7m4 | 1,667,109,225 | 1,667,101,486 | 3 | 2 | Pretty crazy that I’m reading this right now, but this is the advice I subconsciously was looking for. Thanks for the help. | Thank you, this is just the issue I have. | 1 | 7,739 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iuc23tj | iuc8ubd | 1,667,104,515 | 1,667,109,225 | 2 | 3 | I have actually written many such 10k short stories but everytime I started with an entirely new story and at one point I thought about combining them into one story but it simply wasn’t possible cuz I never intended them to be that way while I was writing, but a great tip I’ll keep this in mind. | Pretty crazy that I’m reading this right now, but this is the advice I subconsciously was looking for. Thanks for the help. | 0 | 4,710 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iubogkz | iucoaz2 | 1,667,096,712 | 1,667,122,179 | 2 | 3 | Thank you this is EXACTLY my issue | This actually makes a lot of sense. I might have been expecting too much of the story things I've had and maybe several of them at a time belong in a novel, rather than each bit having their own. Interesting. | 0 | 25,467 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iubx7m4 | iucoaz2 | 1,667,101,486 | 1,667,122,179 | 2 | 3 | Thank you, this is just the issue I have. | This actually makes a lot of sense. I might have been expecting too much of the story things I've had and maybe several of them at a time belong in a novel, rather than each bit having their own. Interesting. | 0 | 20,693 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iucoaz2 | iuc23tj | 1,667,122,179 | 1,667,104,515 | 3 | 2 | This actually makes a lot of sense. I might have been expecting too much of the story things I've had and maybe several of them at a time belong in a novel, rather than each bit having their own. Interesting. | I have actually written many such 10k short stories but everytime I started with an entirely new story and at one point I thought about combining them into one story but it simply wasn’t possible cuz I never intended them to be that way while I was writing, but a great tip I’ll keep this in mind. | 1 | 17,664 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iucxnsn | iubogkz | 1,667,129,802 | 1,667,096,712 | 3 | 2 | Great advice. This reminds me a lot of what John Yorke talks about in his book “Into the woods”. What you are referring to is breaking through that creativity barrier we’re facing by using the single story as an act, and the end of the such as a plot point. It helps me a lot to think of this concept of “fractal storytelling” on every level of the story, from acts, to sequences, to scenes right down to each beat of a scene or even lines of dialogue. To keep forward momentum in writing it all requires the same thing: status quo > intention > obstacle > change. This works on every level. Thanks for the reminder and good look to everyone writing! | Thank you this is EXACTLY my issue | 1 | 33,090 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iucxnsn | iubx7m4 | 1,667,129,802 | 1,667,101,486 | 3 | 2 | Great advice. This reminds me a lot of what John Yorke talks about in his book “Into the woods”. What you are referring to is breaking through that creativity barrier we’re facing by using the single story as an act, and the end of the such as a plot point. It helps me a lot to think of this concept of “fractal storytelling” on every level of the story, from acts, to sequences, to scenes right down to each beat of a scene or even lines of dialogue. To keep forward momentum in writing it all requires the same thing: status quo > intention > obstacle > change. This works on every level. Thanks for the reminder and good look to everyone writing! | Thank you, this is just the issue I have. | 1 | 28,316 | 1.5 | ||
ygt07m | writing_train | 0.93 | To all writers struggling with writing a full novel Hello there! I just wanted to make a quick post about this issue because it is one that I have struggled with in the past and I wanted to share what worked for me :) Quick note: This guide will apply for both pantsers and plotters :) So a lot of people say, "just write with detail!" but what if this doesn't work. While it means that your problems lie in the actual storytelling aspect of writing a novel (but you have probably already figured that out yourself). So if your writing process looks like this: \-gets ready to write a novel \-starts writing and gets super excited \-ends up finishing the story at around the 10k mark instead of the 50k+ mark Then your in the right place! Another quick note: This whole post is based solely on my own experiences with writing, what worked for me might not work for everyone! So maybe you've tried to expand the plot, maybe even trying to use the 3 act story structure or save the cat structure, but none of that worked (this is how it went for me at least). What I ended up figuring out is that my writing style is detailed but ultimately fast paced (yes, you can have both). All my storied managed to hit the story beats and have perfect character growth and sub-plots in the mix, but still they were short. So what I ended up doing is making multiple stories that fit together to create a much larger book. So here's how it works: \-Let's say I took my old 14k word manuscript about a prince with magic being struck by lightning and being transported faaaaaar away. The story ends up with the prince (Lucas) ultimately returning to his home, the palace. So what I'm going to do here is make it so at the end of this journey when he returns home he finds out that the storm that sent him tot the middle of no where turned his whole city to chaos, and killed the whole royal family. Now we have perfect space to write a sequel about him taking the throne and rebuilding his city. This sequel will eventually end up being as long as the first "book". Then we continue from there, maybe while Lucas is rebuilding the city he has had to neglect something which comes back to ruin all his hard work and in the mix his girlfriend from the first book is mad at him for some reason. Now we can write a third book about him trying to solve both problems still attempting to get back to a "normal life". So on and so forth, you will write as many of these 10k sequels as you need until you have your full novel (of course that 10k is just a rough estimate). At the end of all this you combine these stories and you'll have a novel! Now one thing I will point out is that every story should end with some sort of failure or new problem until the final "book" where the main character eventual find his new normal. I hope this helps! Feel free to comment if you need help and I'll try to help as much as I can! P.S. Sorry about any messiness I'm in a bit of a rush! | iucxnsn | iuc23tj | 1,667,129,802 | 1,667,104,515 | 3 | 2 | Great advice. This reminds me a lot of what John Yorke talks about in his book “Into the woods”. What you are referring to is breaking through that creativity barrier we’re facing by using the single story as an act, and the end of the such as a plot point. It helps me a lot to think of this concept of “fractal storytelling” on every level of the story, from acts, to sequences, to scenes right down to each beat of a scene or even lines of dialogue. To keep forward momentum in writing it all requires the same thing: status quo > intention > obstacle > change. This works on every level. Thanks for the reminder and good look to everyone writing! | I have actually written many such 10k short stories but everytime I started with an entirely new story and at one point I thought about combining them into one story but it simply wasn’t possible cuz I never intended them to be that way while I was writing, but a great tip I’ll keep this in mind. | 1 | 25,287 | 1.5 | ||
9s1j8d | writing_train | 0.88 | How to deal with stress of reviewers judging writing? Guys, I’m freaking out and had to tell someone. I recently submitted a WIP piece to a friend of a friend I hope to work with in the future on a project who asked for a writing sample, and I know because of their profession they see both published and newbie work all the time, but I’m still in panic mode days later. This was such a low-brow, minimally edited short genre piece and they’re so experienced and literary that I feel like they’ll think I’m stupid and cliche. Maybe it is cliche and I’ll have to be okay with that but I keep thinking, what if there’s typos? What if they’re offended by that one curse word? What if they don’t ‘get’ the premise? I’ve thanked them for even talking to me but I’m doubting my desire to work with them, my ability or motives to complete this project or my upcoming one. How do you cope with the stress of sending your writing to new people? Professionals whose work you admire? | e8ltfc1 | e8lk0mx | 1,540,739,847 | 1,540,728,415 | 5 | 3 | I’m an editor and been a first reader for various contests. 1. Always use spellcheck. It’s your best friend. However I won’t care if I see one or two or three typos. It happens. 2. But I don’t ever want to see misuse of your, you’re or its, it’s. That tells me you don’t know the most basic rules of English. 3. Always go on a cliche hunt through your MS before you submit. Again one or two in a short story is fine or if the character speaks in cliches ok otherwise get rid of them. 4. If you submit to a pro. Always give your best effort. Never give out a first draft...ever. And 5. And the most important. Be grateful for any critique you get back because it means they took the time to read it and give you thoughtful advice. | Talk it through with people who don't just say It's going to be ok, stop worrying. Just tell all the listening people. Tell everyone. Then, i don't know.. breathe. And block out the dread with audiobooks. Don't reread the thing you sent them. | 1 | 11,432 | 1.666667 | ||
9s1j8d | writing_train | 0.88 | How to deal with stress of reviewers judging writing? Guys, I’m freaking out and had to tell someone. I recently submitted a WIP piece to a friend of a friend I hope to work with in the future on a project who asked for a writing sample, and I know because of their profession they see both published and newbie work all the time, but I’m still in panic mode days later. This was such a low-brow, minimally edited short genre piece and they’re so experienced and literary that I feel like they’ll think I’m stupid and cliche. Maybe it is cliche and I’ll have to be okay with that but I keep thinking, what if there’s typos? What if they’re offended by that one curse word? What if they don’t ‘get’ the premise? I’ve thanked them for even talking to me but I’m doubting my desire to work with them, my ability or motives to complete this project or my upcoming one. How do you cope with the stress of sending your writing to new people? Professionals whose work you admire? | e8ltfc1 | e8lr71p | 1,540,739,847 | 1,540,737,631 | 5 | 2 | I’m an editor and been a first reader for various contests. 1. Always use spellcheck. It’s your best friend. However I won’t care if I see one or two or three typos. It happens. 2. But I don’t ever want to see misuse of your, you’re or its, it’s. That tells me you don’t know the most basic rules of English. 3. Always go on a cliche hunt through your MS before you submit. Again one or two in a short story is fine or if the character speaks in cliches ok otherwise get rid of them. 4. If you submit to a pro. Always give your best effort. Never give out a first draft...ever. And 5. And the most important. Be grateful for any critique you get back because it means they took the time to read it and give you thoughtful advice. | Well, either you're awful and that's O.K. because it just means you need practice, or you're pretty good and he'll see the potential. (Or it's fantastic, which is the least likely, statistically, nothin' against you.) | 1 | 2,216 | 2.5 | ||
ngxphg | writing_train | 0.8 | How to deal with the feeling of writing half assed fan fiction? So I finished the first draft of my first book. I sent it to my editor and she gave me nothing but praise. It was an amazing feeling, someone who has edited for several years and been on boards for scholastic boards actually said good things about my book! I should be over the moon with happiness! But, as I'm sure you've guessed by the existence of this post, I'm not. I can't stop thinking about how it can't possibly be as good as she is saying, how she is surely saying that just to reassure a first time client (even though I talk to someone else she has worked with who assured me that's not something she would do), that at the end of the day the book I worked for months on is really a pile of crap. Those of you who have felt similar, how did you get past this? | gyt7blo | gyt8w8z | 1,621,510,625 | 1,621,511,655 | 2 | 28 | I would put trust in my editor. I think that they really are being honest with you, and you should accept the fact that you are probably a wonderful writer. Don't be too hard on yourself, you'll always be your worst critic. I hope your book does very well tho! <3 | Do you truly mean *nothing* but praise? If so, I'd get a second opinion. I've been an editor for nearly 15 years, and in that time have never found a book with NOTHING constructive to offer (there have been some really good ones that don't have much to comment on, but there's still been at least a scene or something awkward to mark up). If you got no criticism at all, you haven't gotten what you paid for. If you got just minor criticism with a lot of praise, then that means it's pretty darn good. | 0 | 1,030 | 14 | ||
ngxphg | writing_train | 0.8 | How to deal with the feeling of writing half assed fan fiction? So I finished the first draft of my first book. I sent it to my editor and she gave me nothing but praise. It was an amazing feeling, someone who has edited for several years and been on boards for scholastic boards actually said good things about my book! I should be over the moon with happiness! But, as I'm sure you've guessed by the existence of this post, I'm not. I can't stop thinking about how it can't possibly be as good as she is saying, how she is surely saying that just to reassure a first time client (even though I talk to someone else she has worked with who assured me that's not something she would do), that at the end of the day the book I worked for months on is really a pile of crap. Those of you who have felt similar, how did you get past this? | gytezu5 | gyt7blo | 1,621,515,256 | 1,621,510,625 | 15 | 2 | Never half-ass. Whole-ass, every time. If you're going to run into a brick wall, make sure you're running full-speed when you do. | I would put trust in my editor. I think that they really are being honest with you, and you should accept the fact that you are probably a wonderful writer. Don't be too hard on yourself, you'll always be your worst critic. I hope your book does very well tho! <3 | 1 | 4,631 | 7.5 | ||
ngxphg | writing_train | 0.8 | How to deal with the feeling of writing half assed fan fiction? So I finished the first draft of my first book. I sent it to my editor and she gave me nothing but praise. It was an amazing feeling, someone who has edited for several years and been on boards for scholastic boards actually said good things about my book! I should be over the moon with happiness! But, as I'm sure you've guessed by the existence of this post, I'm not. I can't stop thinking about how it can't possibly be as good as she is saying, how she is surely saying that just to reassure a first time client (even though I talk to someone else she has worked with who assured me that's not something she would do), that at the end of the day the book I worked for months on is really a pile of crap. Those of you who have felt similar, how did you get past this? | gytozbx | gyt7blo | 1,621,519,981 | 1,621,510,625 | 8 | 2 | "In the land of the buttless, the half-assed man is king." To get some independent calibration, look at the Kindle free samples or "Look inside the book" sections of some of the Top 100 in your genre. You may find that the bar isn't as high as all that. | I would put trust in my editor. I think that they really are being honest with you, and you should accept the fact that you are probably a wonderful writer. Don't be too hard on yourself, you'll always be your worst critic. I hope your book does very well tho! <3 | 1 | 9,356 | 4 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5n2tnk | h5mvqne | 1,626,622,526 | 1,626,619,410 | 10 | 6 | Some professional writers treat writing a book as a 9 to 5 job. Everyone's writing schedule is different but from the interviews I've seen most break up their day as if they are going to work. They get up in the morning at a certain time. Eat breakfast and do morning stuff before going to their work station/room and stay there until lunch time. After eating lunch they go back to work for a few hours before calling it a day and they don't write again until the next day. They do this Monday - Friday and save the weekend as their days off from writing. | It's good to be passionate about writing (or whatever creative endeavor), but friends and family are important to. For my mileage, I just accept that various things are important to me and just always try to make sure I'm doing something I care about at any given moment. | 1 | 3,116 | 1.666667 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5n2tnk | h5mylze | 1,626,622,526 | 1,626,620,694 | 10 | 6 | Some professional writers treat writing a book as a 9 to 5 job. Everyone's writing schedule is different but from the interviews I've seen most break up their day as if they are going to work. They get up in the morning at a certain time. Eat breakfast and do morning stuff before going to their work station/room and stay there until lunch time. After eating lunch they go back to work for a few hours before calling it a day and they don't write again until the next day. They do this Monday - Friday and save the weekend as their days off from writing. | I get away from that feeling by creating realistic, manageable goals. When I reach my weekly goals it is time to have a life outside of sitting at the desktop and hammering away at the keyboard. | 1 | 1,832 | 1.666667 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5n2tnk | h5myh56 | 1,626,622,526 | 1,626,620,635 | 10 | 3 | Some professional writers treat writing a book as a 9 to 5 job. Everyone's writing schedule is different but from the interviews I've seen most break up their day as if they are going to work. They get up in the morning at a certain time. Eat breakfast and do morning stuff before going to their work station/room and stay there until lunch time. After eating lunch they go back to work for a few hours before calling it a day and they don't write again until the next day. They do this Monday - Friday and save the weekend as their days off from writing. | Missing what? | 1 | 1,891 | 3.333333 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5mylze | h5myh56 | 1,626,620,694 | 1,626,620,635 | 6 | 3 | I get away from that feeling by creating realistic, manageable goals. When I reach my weekly goals it is time to have a life outside of sitting at the desktop and hammering away at the keyboard. | Missing what? | 1 | 59 | 2 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5ohlru | h5om2wv | 1,626,644,428 | 1,626,646,440 | 0 | 2 | I think gratitude. I pray before writing. I give thanks for whatever progress is coming and give thanks no matter how little I got done. Then go out and be with your friends and give thanks for that. Be in the moment. Try not to assign relative value to different activities. If you get an idea while out, quickly type a text or record a voice note and move on. | I've never felt this way. I don't know you, I don't know your schedule or how busy you are, but if you want to write you will make it work. Maybe you don't work on weekends, maybe you write in the mornings, or in the evenings. I don't know when you work best or when you like to see your friends. All I know is if you want to make it work you will. And if you're a writer, you prioritize writing. If you're not a writer, then you don't. No judgement, it doesn't matter if you are or aren't, but you should figure it out. | 0 | 2,012 | 2,000 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5om2yl | h5ohlru | 1,626,646,441 | 1,626,644,428 | 2 | 0 | As others said, if you want to hang out with your friends/family, go hang out with your friends/family. I don't have FOMO because I don't let myself miss out for writing. You can be a writer and still have a social life. | I think gratitude. I pray before writing. I give thanks for whatever progress is coming and give thanks no matter how little I got done. Then go out and be with your friends and give thanks for that. Be in the moment. Try not to assign relative value to different activities. If you get an idea while out, quickly type a text or record a voice note and move on. | 1 | 2,013 | 2,000 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5oorhs | h5ohlru | 1,626,647,673 | 1,626,644,428 | 1 | 0 | Write on the clock, and when off, DO NOT WRITE. Fast is not necessarily productive, and definitely not sustainable. | I think gratitude. I pray before writing. I give thanks for whatever progress is coming and give thanks no matter how little I got done. Then go out and be with your friends and give thanks for that. Be in the moment. Try not to assign relative value to different activities. If you get an idea while out, quickly type a text or record a voice note and move on. | 1 | 3,245 | 1,000 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5pkyel | h5ohlru | 1,626,663,669 | 1,626,644,428 | 1 | 0 | Honestly, I'm a massive introvert and most of my friends are writers too. So I chat with them in Discord while I work on my draft. I know that isn't helpful, but it's true. | I think gratitude. I pray before writing. I give thanks for whatever progress is coming and give thanks no matter how little I got done. Then go out and be with your friends and give thanks for that. Be in the moment. Try not to assign relative value to different activities. If you get an idea while out, quickly type a text or record a voice note and move on. | 1 | 19,241 | 1,000 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5r2fje | h5ohlru | 1,626,702,265 | 1,626,644,428 | 1 | 0 | I just imagine the ocean of money and gold bullion I’ll be diving into Scrooge McDuck style once I make it! Joking aside, don’t surrender your personal life completely. Writing is drawing from experience, well how can you write if you don’t experience life? Go be with your friends! Live! Work/Life balance is the universal struggle. Experiment with schedules. Whatever you do try to write every day if even just a paragraph. If you work or hang out with fiends (TYPO EDIT: or friends 😂) squeeze in half an hour of writing before bed. If you can’t think right in the evening than wake up half an hour earlier. I think Neil Gaiman claims to have written Coraline one sentence per night until it was done. I’m sure there were days he wrote a lot but the point is any piece toward completion no matter how big or small is progress. | I think gratitude. I pray before writing. I give thanks for whatever progress is coming and give thanks no matter how little I got done. Then go out and be with your friends and give thanks for that. Be in the moment. Try not to assign relative value to different activities. If you get an idea while out, quickly type a text or record a voice note and move on. | 1 | 57,837 | 1,000 | ||
omrl8t | writing_train | 0.81 | How do y’all deal with fear of missing out when writing your book? Been making good progress on my book. But come the weekend, I just want to hang out with friends and family. I still write, but not as much. Looking for advice | h5rx3yj | h5ohlru | 1,626,715,816 | 1,626,644,428 | 1 | 0 | Living a normal life is part of your job as a writer. It’s generally where you find inspiration. | I think gratitude. I pray before writing. I give thanks for whatever progress is coming and give thanks no matter how little I got done. Then go out and be with your friends and give thanks for that. Be in the moment. Try not to assign relative value to different activities. If you get an idea while out, quickly type a text or record a voice note and move on. | 1 | 71,388 | 1,000 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkavm28 | fkaovwy | 1,584,020,508 | 1,584,015,597 | 49 | 7 | Write and don't look back. Don't allow yourself to even touch all but the most basic issues (a blatantly misspelled word, ie. you were off home-row and so put "yjr" instead of "the"). Don't let yourself stop until you've gotten a few pages down. And then you can take to editing. When writing short stories and flash fiction (its especially easy for flash-fiction) I don't even think about editing and cleaning it up until the piece is done (for a first draft). For a longer work such as a novel, I'd keep this to the chapter, or perhaps portions of the planned chapter (for example, if you know you've hit about a planned third of the chapter, then you might go back and edit). Its also important to remember that with editing, you aren't just removing things you don't like. You can instead change or manipulate them. If you don't like the way a sentence flows, just remind yourself that the quicker (and, in my opinion, better) solution is *usually* to rephrase or reorganize it rather than to remove it. | Just write. Stop thinking so hard and just write. Write through the cringe and keep on going. If it's bad, it's bad. I had a period last week where I wrote 24k words in 5 days. Are they any good? I have no idea. I haven't read them. Almost certainly not, but I'll find out in 6 months when I go back to re-read and edit with a fresh and empty mind. Right now it's just about getting the story out of me and onto paper. Good comes later. | 1 | 4,911 | 7 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkaovwy | fkavxat | 1,584,015,597 | 1,584,020,708 | 7 | 18 | Just write. Stop thinking so hard and just write. Write through the cringe and keep on going. If it's bad, it's bad. I had a period last week where I wrote 24k words in 5 days. Are they any good? I have no idea. I haven't read them. Almost certainly not, but I'll find out in 6 months when I go back to re-read and edit with a fresh and empty mind. Right now it's just about getting the story out of me and onto paper. Good comes later. | I'm not sure how the ADHD is causing your inner voice of self-loathing, but I don't like my writing much usually either. Part of the problem is that on the occasions I have felt good about something I wrote, I was, shall we say, incorrect. So, now I try to hate everything, but still get people to pay me for it on the idea that there truly is no accounting for taste. | 0 | 5,111 | 2.571429 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3du9 | fkb25fy | 1,584,025,306 | 1,584,024,577 | 6 | 2 | I call first drafting writing the garbage draft. Then when I write and my brain says, "this is garbage," I can respond "of course it is. This is the garbage draft." This has helped reduce writing paralysis and I've gotten so much more done by letting myself write things like "she went across the room and fought with the villain" to get past sticking points. Then later I can go back and make it better. | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | 1 | 729 | 3 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3du9 | fkb2hxs | 1,584,025,306 | 1,584,024,784 | 6 | 3 | I call first drafting writing the garbage draft. Then when I write and my brain says, "this is garbage," I can respond "of course it is. This is the garbage draft." This has helped reduce writing paralysis and I've gotten so much more done by letting myself write things like "she went across the room and fought with the villain" to get past sticking points. Then later I can go back and make it better. | Let me give something a little more specific and see if it helps: Change the way you write. I don't mean "change your writing habits", I mean "write in a habit that isn't your normal one." If you normally don't plan or outline, make a plan and outline. If you normally write slowly, write quickly. For myself, using an explicit outline helped tremendously. Other writing exercises are less useful, but merely in doing them I find ways to improve. Basically, write with the intention of learning a writing skill you don't already possess. Write to learn. Don't \*just\* write. But either way keep writing. | 1 | 522 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3du9 | fkb1hg5 | 1,584,025,306 | 1,584,024,178 | 6 | 2 | I call first drafting writing the garbage draft. Then when I write and my brain says, "this is garbage," I can respond "of course it is. This is the garbage draft." This has helped reduce writing paralysis and I've gotten so much more done by letting myself write things like "she went across the room and fought with the villain" to get past sticking points. Then later I can go back and make it better. | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | 1 | 1,128 | 3 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3lw8 | fkb7d6r | 1,584,025,433 | 1,584,027,585 | 4 | 6 | Try haiku. Pick any subject and write 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. You'll find that no matter what you write it will always sound awkward, but you'll be getting better every time. For instance, Insecure writer Hates their own stories now Things will get better It sounds ridiculous, but I did what I intended and if I feel that it needs to be better I can take another crack at it almost instantly because that took about 30 seconds to come up with and type out. Then, when you either improve by trying it over and over again you'll start to make the mental link between completing a draft and then revising it for a better product in your mind and it won't feel as bad to have a bad first draft because you'll know how good you can make it better later and that the draft is just to get an idea of your story or you'll actually like what you've done with the haiku and you'll have more confidence in your writing. Either way the exercise is easy enough, takes seconds to complete and mere minutes to complete repetitively, and should have a worth while effect. Hope you find something that works for you. Have a great week. | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | 0 | 2,152 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb25fy | fkb7d6r | 1,584,024,577 | 1,584,027,585 | 2 | 6 | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | 0 | 3,008 | 3 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb7d6r | fkb2hxs | 1,584,027,585 | 1,584,024,784 | 6 | 3 | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | Let me give something a little more specific and see if it helps: Change the way you write. I don't mean "change your writing habits", I mean "write in a habit that isn't your normal one." If you normally don't plan or outline, make a plan and outline. If you normally write slowly, write quickly. For myself, using an explicit outline helped tremendously. Other writing exercises are less useful, but merely in doing them I find ways to improve. Basically, write with the intention of learning a writing skill you don't already possess. Write to learn. Don't \*just\* write. But either way keep writing. | 1 | 2,801 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb7d6r | fkb3p6k | 1,584,027,585 | 1,584,025,487 | 6 | 3 | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | Convince yourself that every 1st draft is supposed to suck, and promise to revise it later. | 1 | 2,098 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb7d6r | fkb3ttz | 1,584,027,585 | 1,584,025,561 | 6 | 3 | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | Shit, someone like me! | 1 | 2,024 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb41hy | fkb7d6r | 1,584,025,684 | 1,584,027,585 | 3 | 6 | Develop a case of the Fuckits. Write something. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. Good editing > good writing. Your first draft can be a steaming pile of shit. Fuckit. Revise. | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | 0 | 1,901 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb1hg5 | fkb7d6r | 1,584,024,178 | 1,584,027,585 | 2 | 6 | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | 0 | 3,407 | 3 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb497w | fkb7d6r | 1,584,025,807 | 1,584,027,585 | 2 | 6 | Watch this. Take it to heart. Then watch it again. | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | 0 | 1,778 | 3 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb7d6r | fkb77vb | 1,584,027,585 | 1,584,027,502 | 6 | 2 | Perfectionism has no place in the first draft. The first draft always sucks. This is an absolute golden rule. So don't try to be perfect. Just write something about what you want the story to be. As the saying goes, "You can edit bad writing, but you can't edit an empty page." So write something bad, then make it good. *Nobody* gets it right the first time. | Writing a poor first draft is still better than not writing at all. You can always revise later! (That's what I tell myself...then when I go to revise, it's not nearly half as bad as it seemed when I was writing) | 1 | 83 | 3 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3lw8 | fkb25fy | 1,584,025,433 | 1,584,024,577 | 4 | 2 | Try haiku. Pick any subject and write 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. You'll find that no matter what you write it will always sound awkward, but you'll be getting better every time. For instance, Insecure writer Hates their own stories now Things will get better It sounds ridiculous, but I did what I intended and if I feel that it needs to be better I can take another crack at it almost instantly because that took about 30 seconds to come up with and type out. Then, when you either improve by trying it over and over again you'll start to make the mental link between completing a draft and then revising it for a better product in your mind and it won't feel as bad to have a bad first draft because you'll know how good you can make it better later and that the draft is just to get an idea of your story or you'll actually like what you've done with the haiku and you'll have more confidence in your writing. Either way the exercise is easy enough, takes seconds to complete and mere minutes to complete repetitively, and should have a worth while effect. Hope you find something that works for you. Have a great week. | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | 1 | 856 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3lw8 | fkb2hxs | 1,584,025,433 | 1,584,024,784 | 4 | 3 | Try haiku. Pick any subject and write 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. You'll find that no matter what you write it will always sound awkward, but you'll be getting better every time. For instance, Insecure writer Hates their own stories now Things will get better It sounds ridiculous, but I did what I intended and if I feel that it needs to be better I can take another crack at it almost instantly because that took about 30 seconds to come up with and type out. Then, when you either improve by trying it over and over again you'll start to make the mental link between completing a draft and then revising it for a better product in your mind and it won't feel as bad to have a bad first draft because you'll know how good you can make it better later and that the draft is just to get an idea of your story or you'll actually like what you've done with the haiku and you'll have more confidence in your writing. Either way the exercise is easy enough, takes seconds to complete and mere minutes to complete repetitively, and should have a worth while effect. Hope you find something that works for you. Have a great week. | Let me give something a little more specific and see if it helps: Change the way you write. I don't mean "change your writing habits", I mean "write in a habit that isn't your normal one." If you normally don't plan or outline, make a plan and outline. If you normally write slowly, write quickly. For myself, using an explicit outline helped tremendously. Other writing exercises are less useful, but merely in doing them I find ways to improve. Basically, write with the intention of learning a writing skill you don't already possess. Write to learn. Don't \*just\* write. But either way keep writing. | 1 | 649 | 1.333333 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb1hg5 | fkb3lw8 | 1,584,024,178 | 1,584,025,433 | 2 | 4 | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | Try haiku. Pick any subject and write 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. You'll find that no matter what you write it will always sound awkward, but you'll be getting better every time. For instance, Insecure writer Hates their own stories now Things will get better It sounds ridiculous, but I did what I intended and if I feel that it needs to be better I can take another crack at it almost instantly because that took about 30 seconds to come up with and type out. Then, when you either improve by trying it over and over again you'll start to make the mental link between completing a draft and then revising it for a better product in your mind and it won't feel as bad to have a bad first draft because you'll know how good you can make it better later and that the draft is just to get an idea of your story or you'll actually like what you've done with the haiku and you'll have more confidence in your writing. Either way the exercise is easy enough, takes seconds to complete and mere minutes to complete repetitively, and should have a worth while effect. Hope you find something that works for you. Have a great week. | 0 | 1,255 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkcboo2 | fkb25fy | 1,584,049,727 | 1,584,024,577 | 4 | 2 | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | 1 | 25,150 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb2hxs | fkcboo2 | 1,584,024,784 | 1,584,049,727 | 3 | 4 | Let me give something a little more specific and see if it helps: Change the way you write. I don't mean "change your writing habits", I mean "write in a habit that isn't your normal one." If you normally don't plan or outline, make a plan and outline. If you normally write slowly, write quickly. For myself, using an explicit outline helped tremendously. Other writing exercises are less useful, but merely in doing them I find ways to improve. Basically, write with the intention of learning a writing skill you don't already possess. Write to learn. Don't \*just\* write. But either way keep writing. | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | 0 | 24,943 | 1.333333 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkcboo2 | fkb3p6k | 1,584,049,727 | 1,584,025,487 | 4 | 3 | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | Convince yourself that every 1st draft is supposed to suck, and promise to revise it later. | 1 | 24,240 | 1.333333 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3ttz | fkcboo2 | 1,584,025,561 | 1,584,049,727 | 3 | 4 | Shit, someone like me! | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | 0 | 24,166 | 1.333333 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkcboo2 | fkb41hy | 1,584,049,727 | 1,584,025,684 | 4 | 3 | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | Develop a case of the Fuckits. Write something. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. Good editing > good writing. Your first draft can be a steaming pile of shit. Fuckit. Revise. | 1 | 24,043 | 1.333333 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkcboo2 | fkb1hg5 | 1,584,049,727 | 1,584,024,178 | 4 | 2 | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | 1 | 25,549 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb497w | fkcboo2 | 1,584,025,807 | 1,584,049,727 | 2 | 4 | Watch this. Take it to heart. Then watch it again. | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | 0 | 23,920 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkcboo2 | fkb77vb | 1,584,049,727 | 1,584,027,502 | 4 | 2 | It's not your ADHD, almost every writer goes through that, and there's only one way out. EMBRACE THE CRINGE. | Writing a poor first draft is still better than not writing at all. You can always revise later! (That's what I tell myself...then when I go to revise, it's not nearly half as bad as it seemed when I was writing) | 1 | 22,225 | 2 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb2hxs | fkb25fy | 1,584,024,784 | 1,584,024,577 | 3 | 2 | Let me give something a little more specific and see if it helps: Change the way you write. I don't mean "change your writing habits", I mean "write in a habit that isn't your normal one." If you normally don't plan or outline, make a plan and outline. If you normally write slowly, write quickly. For myself, using an explicit outline helped tremendously. Other writing exercises are less useful, but merely in doing them I find ways to improve. Basically, write with the intention of learning a writing skill you don't already possess. Write to learn. Don't \*just\* write. But either way keep writing. | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | 1 | 207 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb25fy | fkb3p6k | 1,584,024,577 | 1,584,025,487 | 2 | 3 | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | Convince yourself that every 1st draft is supposed to suck, and promise to revise it later. | 0 | 910 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb25fy | fkb3ttz | 1,584,024,577 | 1,584,025,561 | 2 | 3 | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | Shit, someone like me! | 0 | 984 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb41hy | fkb25fy | 1,584,025,684 | 1,584,024,577 | 3 | 2 | Develop a case of the Fuckits. Write something. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. Good editing > good writing. Your first draft can be a steaming pile of shit. Fuckit. Revise. | Set the font to comic sans, apparently that helps writing flow. Then just write and write and don't look back at the sentence you've just written. You could maybe even set the font colour to white so you can't read what you've written. | 1 | 1,107 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb1hg5 | fkb2hxs | 1,584,024,178 | 1,584,024,784 | 2 | 3 | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | Let me give something a little more specific and see if it helps: Change the way you write. I don't mean "change your writing habits", I mean "write in a habit that isn't your normal one." If you normally don't plan or outline, make a plan and outline. If you normally write slowly, write quickly. For myself, using an explicit outline helped tremendously. Other writing exercises are less useful, but merely in doing them I find ways to improve. Basically, write with the intention of learning a writing skill you don't already possess. Write to learn. Don't \*just\* write. But either way keep writing. | 0 | 606 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb3p6k | fkb1hg5 | 1,584,025,487 | 1,584,024,178 | 3 | 2 | Convince yourself that every 1st draft is supposed to suck, and promise to revise it later. | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | 1 | 1,309 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb1hg5 | fkb3ttz | 1,584,024,178 | 1,584,025,561 | 2 | 3 | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | Shit, someone like me! | 0 | 1,383 | 1.5 | ||
fhdtlh | writing_train | 0.96 | How to deal with inner cringe while writing? I don't write often, because every time I do, I can't get past the first few sentences since I know it's just not good. My ADHD basically causes me to be embarassed about everything I do, even to myself. I know I won't get any better without practice, but my perfectionism is just too much for me to even start. My question is, how do you get past that nagging voice saying your writing sucks, and just do it? Thank y'all so much in advance. | fkb41hy | fkb1hg5 | 1,584,025,684 | 1,584,024,178 | 3 | 2 | Develop a case of the Fuckits. Write something. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. It sucks. Fuckit. Move on. Write more. Good editing > good writing. Your first draft can be a steaming pile of shit. Fuckit. Revise. | Just write crappy with confidence. Eventually it will get better. | 1 | 1,506 | 1.5 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izm83pg | izmw5be | 1,670,642,379 | 1,670,657,950 | 5 | 10 | Realistically no matter how well you write, your readers are probably not going to imagine exactly what you’re imagining. Let your readers fill in those gaps. It makes the experience unique for everyone. | > that I’m not depicting the story like I see it in my head. That’s because the story in your head doesn’t actually exist. One thing I came to understand and had to get over is that my head cannon story is not as perfect as I think it is. Brains are very good at taking bits of data and pretending there is more information in them then there actually is. It can feel like the story in your head is really detailed and has everything you need for a story. But writing it down you realise it misses things that you actually need. I’ll give you a perfect example that explains this: when you think of a story do you think of the visuals in your head? Yeah? Well written stories should have all 5 senses in it, not just one. | 0 | 15,571 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmcaw5 | izmw5be | 1,670,644,615 | 1,670,657,950 | 3 | 10 | Dictate it | > that I’m not depicting the story like I see it in my head. That’s because the story in your head doesn’t actually exist. One thing I came to understand and had to get over is that my head cannon story is not as perfect as I think it is. Brains are very good at taking bits of data and pretending there is more information in them then there actually is. It can feel like the story in your head is really detailed and has everything you need for a story. But writing it down you realise it misses things that you actually need. I’ll give you a perfect example that explains this: when you think of a story do you think of the visuals in your head? Yeah? Well written stories should have all 5 senses in it, not just one. | 0 | 13,335 | 3.333333 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmw5be | izmlxgd | 1,670,657,950 | 1,670,650,328 | 10 | 1 | > that I’m not depicting the story like I see it in my head. That’s because the story in your head doesn’t actually exist. One thing I came to understand and had to get over is that my head cannon story is not as perfect as I think it is. Brains are very good at taking bits of data and pretending there is more information in them then there actually is. It can feel like the story in your head is really detailed and has everything you need for a story. But writing it down you realise it misses things that you actually need. I’ll give you a perfect example that explains this: when you think of a story do you think of the visuals in your head? Yeah? Well written stories should have all 5 senses in it, not just one. | It's a hard thing to get over but tbh, I'd consider writing poorly on purpose for the rough draft. Sounds crazy, I know, but the point is it's a zero draft and you'll come back and fix it later. It's the only thing that got me into the habit of finishing all my writing projects and stressing about them far less. | 1 | 7,622 | 10 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmsrh2 | izmw5be | 1,670,655,212 | 1,670,657,950 | 1 | 10 | Maybe, you focus on the details, not the feelings and emotions? Like, you try to describe the table, and the room, and the clothes, and the hair, and the smile, and when it comes to the main thing you’re just exhausted, because you gave the description of everything, but it’s not enough. Try not to describe too much of the interior, but the real character feelings and emotions. Instead of writing the description of the room, just write how that person felt, what emotions he/she had. Sometimes, it’s not very important what color the curtains were, it’s important what gesture, what pose, what other clues in the MC behavior help to understand the situation. | > that I’m not depicting the story like I see it in my head. That’s because the story in your head doesn’t actually exist. One thing I came to understand and had to get over is that my head cannon story is not as perfect as I think it is. Brains are very good at taking bits of data and pretending there is more information in them then there actually is. It can feel like the story in your head is really detailed and has everything you need for a story. But writing it down you realise it misses things that you actually need. I’ll give you a perfect example that explains this: when you think of a story do you think of the visuals in your head? Yeah? Well written stories should have all 5 senses in it, not just one. | 0 | 2,738 | 10 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmlxgd | iznc1a2 | 1,670,650,328 | 1,670,671,569 | 1 | 2 | It's a hard thing to get over but tbh, I'd consider writing poorly on purpose for the rough draft. Sounds crazy, I know, but the point is it's a zero draft and you'll come back and fix it later. It's the only thing that got me into the habit of finishing all my writing projects and stressing about them far less. | Intentionally wrote the most basic and uncreative version of what you want to write. Once you get going you can change it later. | 0 | 21,241 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | iznc1a2 | izmsrh2 | 1,670,671,569 | 1,670,655,212 | 2 | 1 | Intentionally wrote the most basic and uncreative version of what you want to write. Once you get going you can change it later. | Maybe, you focus on the details, not the feelings and emotions? Like, you try to describe the table, and the room, and the clothes, and the hair, and the smile, and when it comes to the main thing you’re just exhausted, because you gave the description of everything, but it’s not enough. Try not to describe too much of the interior, but the real character feelings and emotions. Instead of writing the description of the room, just write how that person felt, what emotions he/she had. Sometimes, it’s not very important what color the curtains were, it’s important what gesture, what pose, what other clues in the MC behavior help to understand the situation. | 1 | 16,357 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izncx71 | izmlxgd | 1,670,672,304 | 1,670,650,328 | 2 | 1 | Stop doing that. Just write and find the enjoy in doing it. Stop fretting, you'll get better, but only with practice. Stop thinking, think instead of the story: what do I need to make this story work? | It's a hard thing to get over but tbh, I'd consider writing poorly on purpose for the rough draft. Sounds crazy, I know, but the point is it's a zero draft and you'll come back and fix it later. It's the only thing that got me into the habit of finishing all my writing projects and stressing about them far less. | 1 | 21,976 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izncx71 | izmsrh2 | 1,670,672,304 | 1,670,655,212 | 2 | 1 | Stop doing that. Just write and find the enjoy in doing it. Stop fretting, you'll get better, but only with practice. Stop thinking, think instead of the story: what do I need to make this story work? | Maybe, you focus on the details, not the feelings and emotions? Like, you try to describe the table, and the room, and the clothes, and the hair, and the smile, and when it comes to the main thing you’re just exhausted, because you gave the description of everything, but it’s not enough. Try not to describe too much of the interior, but the real character feelings and emotions. Instead of writing the description of the room, just write how that person felt, what emotions he/she had. Sometimes, it’s not very important what color the curtains were, it’s important what gesture, what pose, what other clues in the MC behavior help to understand the situation. | 1 | 17,092 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmlxgd | izne2x2 | 1,670,650,328 | 1,670,673,229 | 1 | 2 | It's a hard thing to get over but tbh, I'd consider writing poorly on purpose for the rough draft. Sounds crazy, I know, but the point is it's a zero draft and you'll come back and fix it later. It's the only thing that got me into the habit of finishing all my writing projects and stressing about them far less. | Anxiety is a loaded word to use, but in the worst-case, the issue is that you’re too reserved to acknowledge that you don’t feel confident in even trying a draft for your own eyes. That’s an issue of its own worth focusing on. To provide a contrast, some writers struggle because they make a hundred different iterations of what something could be like, and then try to select the perfect one that’s appealing to an audience. That’s a different issue than you not being able to even write drafts for yourself. You need to think about what your hesitation/reservation is first. | 0 | 22,901 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izne2x2 | izmsrh2 | 1,670,673,229 | 1,670,655,212 | 2 | 1 | Anxiety is a loaded word to use, but in the worst-case, the issue is that you’re too reserved to acknowledge that you don’t feel confident in even trying a draft for your own eyes. That’s an issue of its own worth focusing on. To provide a contrast, some writers struggle because they make a hundred different iterations of what something could be like, and then try to select the perfect one that’s appealing to an audience. That’s a different issue than you not being able to even write drafts for yourself. You need to think about what your hesitation/reservation is first. | Maybe, you focus on the details, not the feelings and emotions? Like, you try to describe the table, and the room, and the clothes, and the hair, and the smile, and when it comes to the main thing you’re just exhausted, because you gave the description of everything, but it’s not enough. Try not to describe too much of the interior, but the real character feelings and emotions. Instead of writing the description of the room, just write how that person felt, what emotions he/she had. Sometimes, it’s not very important what color the curtains were, it’s important what gesture, what pose, what other clues in the MC behavior help to understand the situation. | 1 | 18,017 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmlxgd | izo10ma | 1,670,650,328 | 1,670,686,309 | 1 | 2 | It's a hard thing to get over but tbh, I'd consider writing poorly on purpose for the rough draft. Sounds crazy, I know, but the point is it's a zero draft and you'll come back and fix it later. It's the only thing that got me into the habit of finishing all my writing projects and stressing about them far less. | No wonder you're anxious: perfection is an illusion. Unless you are quite accomplished, you may spend too much time on a 'perfect' paragraph that later turns out to be superfluous. There are layers to a story, so it is quite normal that there are layers to creating one. When you start the translation of your imagination into any other medium, you start with thinking about it, and then a sketch, and refine that sketch in increasingly more complex layers until it is as close to what you imagined as you can get it. With practice, you can appear to go straight to writing a great story; the work was still done, it was just internal. Until then, allow yourself to sketch first, and refine in layers, rather than following the illusion of perfection from a cold start. | 0 | 35,981 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmsrh2 | izo10ma | 1,670,655,212 | 1,670,686,309 | 1 | 2 | Maybe, you focus on the details, not the feelings and emotions? Like, you try to describe the table, and the room, and the clothes, and the hair, and the smile, and when it comes to the main thing you’re just exhausted, because you gave the description of everything, but it’s not enough. Try not to describe too much of the interior, but the real character feelings and emotions. Instead of writing the description of the room, just write how that person felt, what emotions he/she had. Sometimes, it’s not very important what color the curtains were, it’s important what gesture, what pose, what other clues in the MC behavior help to understand the situation. | No wonder you're anxious: perfection is an illusion. Unless you are quite accomplished, you may spend too much time on a 'perfect' paragraph that later turns out to be superfluous. There are layers to a story, so it is quite normal that there are layers to creating one. When you start the translation of your imagination into any other medium, you start with thinking about it, and then a sketch, and refine that sketch in increasingly more complex layers until it is as close to what you imagined as you can get it. With practice, you can appear to go straight to writing a great story; the work was still done, it was just internal. Until then, allow yourself to sketch first, and refine in layers, rather than following the illusion of perfection from a cold start. | 0 | 31,097 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izo6xi6 | izmlxgd | 1,670,688,846 | 1,670,650,328 | 2 | 1 | Maybe when doing the first draft care less about the prose so you can concentrate more on the stories depiction in your writing. If your worried about it not turning out exactly as you imagine it in your head remember it won't always be the way you thought it would. If anything a change in plans could improve your story, or bring nuance only found in the moment of writing. Try warming up before writing, think of short stories or other things to do before. By the time your done you will likely be in a better rythmn. General tip: Worry less about the prose in the first draft and let the story be your main focus. Even if it's rough you can always come back later once you have finished a good chunk. Besides, once you have had time to better depict your story in writing you can come back to adjust. | It's a hard thing to get over but tbh, I'd consider writing poorly on purpose for the rough draft. Sounds crazy, I know, but the point is it's a zero draft and you'll come back and fix it later. It's the only thing that got me into the habit of finishing all my writing projects and stressing about them far less. | 1 | 38,518 | 2 | ||
zhh63y | writing_train | 0.73 | How to stop anxiety at the moment of writing? It's a weird feeling but I get this anxiety when I'm typing that I'm not depicting the story like I see it in my head. As if I had to always double check my prose, even when I'm just writing a draft that no one else is gonna read. I take so long to write one goddamn paragraph, it's insane. Any useful tips? | izmsrh2 | izo6xi6 | 1,670,655,212 | 1,670,688,846 | 1 | 2 | Maybe, you focus on the details, not the feelings and emotions? Like, you try to describe the table, and the room, and the clothes, and the hair, and the smile, and when it comes to the main thing you’re just exhausted, because you gave the description of everything, but it’s not enough. Try not to describe too much of the interior, but the real character feelings and emotions. Instead of writing the description of the room, just write how that person felt, what emotions he/she had. Sometimes, it’s not very important what color the curtains were, it’s important what gesture, what pose, what other clues in the MC behavior help to understand the situation. | Maybe when doing the first draft care less about the prose so you can concentrate more on the stories depiction in your writing. If your worried about it not turning out exactly as you imagine it in your head remember it won't always be the way you thought it would. If anything a change in plans could improve your story, or bring nuance only found in the moment of writing. Try warming up before writing, think of short stories or other things to do before. By the time your done you will likely be in a better rythmn. General tip: Worry less about the prose in the first draft and let the story be your main focus. Even if it's rough you can always come back later once you have finished a good chunk. Besides, once you have had time to better depict your story in writing you can come back to adjust. | 0 | 33,634 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8xyfan | h8y262u | 1,628,967,863 | 1,628,969,589 | 8 | 28 | >I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? I will never stop loving simple comfort foods after getting a taste of fine dining dishes that put a spin on those same comfort foods. Two levels of a craft can be different but just as enjoyable and require lots of work, skill and passion and people will appreciate that. It is just more obvious to you right now that you will always be worse than other writers, but that is just inevitable in any craft. I say embrace your writing and find the things that make it enjoyable for you and your readers and you will never have to compare yourself to anyone except for past you :) | My boyfriend and I read the same post the other day, it was in story form and I thought it was hilarious and witty. He thought it was dumb and child-like. Maybe you think your version of the story isn't as good, someone else might think it's better. Why deprive that person the joy your story would bring? | 0 | 1,726 | 3.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y262u | h8xwnfx | 1,628,969,589 | 1,628,967,046 | 28 | 4 | My boyfriend and I read the same post the other day, it was in story form and I thought it was hilarious and witty. He thought it was dumb and child-like. Maybe you think your version of the story isn't as good, someone else might think it's better. Why deprive that person the joy your story would bring? | What was your idea? I'm not going to use it, I'm just curious, have notebooks full of my own and not enough life times to use them anyway. | 1 | 2,543 | 7 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8xyfan | h8xwnfx | 1,628,967,863 | 1,628,967,046 | 8 | 4 | >I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? I will never stop loving simple comfort foods after getting a taste of fine dining dishes that put a spin on those same comfort foods. Two levels of a craft can be different but just as enjoyable and require lots of work, skill and passion and people will appreciate that. It is just more obvious to you right now that you will always be worse than other writers, but that is just inevitable in any craft. I say embrace your writing and find the things that make it enjoyable for you and your readers and you will never have to compare yourself to anyone except for past you :) | What was your idea? I'm not going to use it, I'm just curious, have notebooks full of my own and not enough life times to use them anyway. | 1 | 817 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y8hiz | h8yanxr | 1,628,972,483 | 1,628,973,472 | 5 | 7 | Most all of these plot lines and ideas were written down by the ancient Greeks and Romans centuries ago. They probably got them from even more ancient cultures we don't even know about. There's nothing new under the sun. | I'd like to point to fanfiction as easy and accessible proof that readers are more than willing to read the same themes over, and over, and over again. Not just the same themes, but the same characters, written by a multitude of different authors. I don't say that disparagingly-- there's a few tropes I absolutely adore, and I'll happily read them any time. It's like food, you know? Sure, someone else might have cooked a pepperoni pizza, but man, I love pizza, I'll eat pizza from more than one restaurant, I'll sometimes even make my own pizza, and I'll never stop eating pizza because I will inevitably get hungry again and go out looking for some more pizza. So go on and make your pizza, don't worry if it's pepperoni and some other restaurant also makes pepperoni pizza, a lot of people just really... really love pizza. I'm losing the simile and making myself hungry, but you get the picture. | 0 | 989 | 1.4 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8xwnfx | h8yanxr | 1,628,967,046 | 1,628,973,472 | 4 | 7 | What was your idea? I'm not going to use it, I'm just curious, have notebooks full of my own and not enough life times to use them anyway. | I'd like to point to fanfiction as easy and accessible proof that readers are more than willing to read the same themes over, and over, and over again. Not just the same themes, but the same characters, written by a multitude of different authors. I don't say that disparagingly-- there's a few tropes I absolutely adore, and I'll happily read them any time. It's like food, you know? Sure, someone else might have cooked a pepperoni pizza, but man, I love pizza, I'll eat pizza from more than one restaurant, I'll sometimes even make my own pizza, and I'll never stop eating pizza because I will inevitably get hungry again and go out looking for some more pizza. So go on and make your pizza, don't worry if it's pepperoni and some other restaurant also makes pepperoni pizza, a lot of people just really... really love pizza. I'm losing the simile and making myself hungry, but you get the picture. | 0 | 6,426 | 1.75 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y8tqc | h8yanxr | 1,628,972,638 | 1,628,973,472 | 4 | 7 | The illogical fallacy with comparing your story with others is thinking greatness is on a linear scale. For instance, a movie I love is called Exam. It's about these adults stuck in a room taking an exam to get some mysterious job. It's all shot in this single room. It's not avengers end game. It's not jurassic park. But I still loved it. Point being, people are always in the mood for different things. Even something as simple as having a cool character that readers love could turn your story into something unique for that reader. With chaos theory, the smaller different detail can lead to a whole different experience. Embrace that reality. | I'd like to point to fanfiction as easy and accessible proof that readers are more than willing to read the same themes over, and over, and over again. Not just the same themes, but the same characters, written by a multitude of different authors. I don't say that disparagingly-- there's a few tropes I absolutely adore, and I'll happily read them any time. It's like food, you know? Sure, someone else might have cooked a pepperoni pizza, but man, I love pizza, I'll eat pizza from more than one restaurant, I'll sometimes even make my own pizza, and I'll never stop eating pizza because I will inevitably get hungry again and go out looking for some more pizza. So go on and make your pizza, don't worry if it's pepperoni and some other restaurant also makes pepperoni pizza, a lot of people just really... really love pizza. I'm losing the simile and making myself hungry, but you get the picture. | 0 | 834 | 1.75 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yanxr | h8y6hoi | 1,628,973,472 | 1,628,971,568 | 7 | 3 | I'd like to point to fanfiction as easy and accessible proof that readers are more than willing to read the same themes over, and over, and over again. Not just the same themes, but the same characters, written by a multitude of different authors. I don't say that disparagingly-- there's a few tropes I absolutely adore, and I'll happily read them any time. It's like food, you know? Sure, someone else might have cooked a pepperoni pizza, but man, I love pizza, I'll eat pizza from more than one restaurant, I'll sometimes even make my own pizza, and I'll never stop eating pizza because I will inevitably get hungry again and go out looking for some more pizza. So go on and make your pizza, don't worry if it's pepperoni and some other restaurant also makes pepperoni pizza, a lot of people just really... really love pizza. I'm losing the simile and making myself hungry, but you get the picture. | Two things. Frist, what you have is your opinion of both that work and yours. You need some outside, unbiased opinions. Second, you haven't lost anything from your experience. Instead, you've gained the relationships with the characters, and you've gained writing experience. So, write the next thing. Distance and storytelling is how we get over it. | 1 | 1,904 | 2.333333 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y2lnf | h8yanxr | 1,628,969,782 | 1,628,973,472 | 2 | 7 | Could you use the other story as inspiration for you own? Is there another aspect of the world/setting that you would be interested in exploring, or a theme that you wished was touched on more deeply? It's hard to stop comparing, but I try to remember that it's not a competition. The genre is a vast expanse that we're all making forays into. | I'd like to point to fanfiction as easy and accessible proof that readers are more than willing to read the same themes over, and over, and over again. Not just the same themes, but the same characters, written by a multitude of different authors. I don't say that disparagingly-- there's a few tropes I absolutely adore, and I'll happily read them any time. It's like food, you know? Sure, someone else might have cooked a pepperoni pizza, but man, I love pizza, I'll eat pizza from more than one restaurant, I'll sometimes even make my own pizza, and I'll never stop eating pizza because I will inevitably get hungry again and go out looking for some more pizza. So go on and make your pizza, don't worry if it's pepperoni and some other restaurant also makes pepperoni pizza, a lot of people just really... really love pizza. I'm losing the simile and making myself hungry, but you get the picture. | 0 | 3,690 | 3.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yanxr | h8y9bz6 | 1,628,973,472 | 1,628,972,869 | 7 | 2 | I'd like to point to fanfiction as easy and accessible proof that readers are more than willing to read the same themes over, and over, and over again. Not just the same themes, but the same characters, written by a multitude of different authors. I don't say that disparagingly-- there's a few tropes I absolutely adore, and I'll happily read them any time. It's like food, you know? Sure, someone else might have cooked a pepperoni pizza, but man, I love pizza, I'll eat pizza from more than one restaurant, I'll sometimes even make my own pizza, and I'll never stop eating pizza because I will inevitably get hungry again and go out looking for some more pizza. So go on and make your pizza, don't worry if it's pepperoni and some other restaurant also makes pepperoni pizza, a lot of people just really... really love pizza. I'm losing the simile and making myself hungry, but you get the picture. | 90% of everything is shit. So what if someone has done what you are doing before? That doesn't mean all or even most of them did well. Just try to execute your idea better than most other people did. | 1 | 603 | 3.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y8hiz | h8xwnfx | 1,628,972,483 | 1,628,967,046 | 5 | 4 | Most all of these plot lines and ideas were written down by the ancient Greeks and Romans centuries ago. They probably got them from even more ancient cultures we don't even know about. There's nothing new under the sun. | What was your idea? I'm not going to use it, I'm just curious, have notebooks full of my own and not enough life times to use them anyway. | 1 | 5,437 | 1.25 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y6hoi | h8y8hiz | 1,628,971,568 | 1,628,972,483 | 3 | 5 | Two things. Frist, what you have is your opinion of both that work and yours. You need some outside, unbiased opinions. Second, you haven't lost anything from your experience. Instead, you've gained the relationships with the characters, and you've gained writing experience. So, write the next thing. Distance and storytelling is how we get over it. | Most all of these plot lines and ideas were written down by the ancient Greeks and Romans centuries ago. They probably got them from even more ancient cultures we don't even know about. There's nothing new under the sun. | 0 | 915 | 1.666667 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y2lnf | h8y8hiz | 1,628,969,782 | 1,628,972,483 | 2 | 5 | Could you use the other story as inspiration for you own? Is there another aspect of the world/setting that you would be interested in exploring, or a theme that you wished was touched on more deeply? It's hard to stop comparing, but I try to remember that it's not a competition. The genre is a vast expanse that we're all making forays into. | Most all of these plot lines and ideas were written down by the ancient Greeks and Romans centuries ago. They probably got them from even more ancient cultures we don't even know about. There's nothing new under the sun. | 0 | 2,701 | 2.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8xwnfx | h8yba76 | 1,628,967,046 | 1,628,973,755 | 4 | 5 | What was your idea? I'm not going to use it, I'm just curious, have notebooks full of my own and not enough life times to use them anyway. | I'm going to give some tough love right now, so if you don't want that, don't read on. It sounds like you just started writing, so why in the world would you be as good as professional writers? What is a 6 year old Michael Phelps said, "I can't swim as good at the people in the Olympics." And then he quit. I'm sorry, but the point you're making is irrational and stupid. If you enjoy writing and want to get better at it, then write. If you've already decided that you suck and will never be as good as the professionals, then give up. If you've ever seen the movie Amadeus, then you'll know it's about how Salieri is jealous of Mozart. That's basically the whole plot. Salieri is an excellent composter, but Mozart was a genius. But you want to know what? Salieri didn't just give up because he found someone better than him, he did a lot of other things, but he didn't give up. So stop feeling sorry for yourself because you're not Mozart and become the best Salieri that you can be. | 0 | 6,709 | 1.25 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yba76 | h8y8tqc | 1,628,973,755 | 1,628,972,638 | 5 | 4 | I'm going to give some tough love right now, so if you don't want that, don't read on. It sounds like you just started writing, so why in the world would you be as good as professional writers? What is a 6 year old Michael Phelps said, "I can't swim as good at the people in the Olympics." And then he quit. I'm sorry, but the point you're making is irrational and stupid. If you enjoy writing and want to get better at it, then write. If you've already decided that you suck and will never be as good as the professionals, then give up. If you've ever seen the movie Amadeus, then you'll know it's about how Salieri is jealous of Mozart. That's basically the whole plot. Salieri is an excellent composter, but Mozart was a genius. But you want to know what? Salieri didn't just give up because he found someone better than him, he did a lot of other things, but he didn't give up. So stop feeling sorry for yourself because you're not Mozart and become the best Salieri that you can be. | The illogical fallacy with comparing your story with others is thinking greatness is on a linear scale. For instance, a movie I love is called Exam. It's about these adults stuck in a room taking an exam to get some mysterious job. It's all shot in this single room. It's not avengers end game. It's not jurassic park. But I still loved it. Point being, people are always in the mood for different things. Even something as simple as having a cool character that readers love could turn your story into something unique for that reader. With chaos theory, the smaller different detail can lead to a whole different experience. Embrace that reality. | 1 | 1,117 | 1.25 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y8tqc | h8y6hoi | 1,628,972,638 | 1,628,971,568 | 4 | 3 | The illogical fallacy with comparing your story with others is thinking greatness is on a linear scale. For instance, a movie I love is called Exam. It's about these adults stuck in a room taking an exam to get some mysterious job. It's all shot in this single room. It's not avengers end game. It's not jurassic park. But I still loved it. Point being, people are always in the mood for different things. Even something as simple as having a cool character that readers love could turn your story into something unique for that reader. With chaos theory, the smaller different detail can lead to a whole different experience. Embrace that reality. | Two things. Frist, what you have is your opinion of both that work and yours. You need some outside, unbiased opinions. Second, you haven't lost anything from your experience. Instead, you've gained the relationships with the characters, and you've gained writing experience. So, write the next thing. Distance and storytelling is how we get over it. | 1 | 1,070 | 1.333333 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y8tqc | h8y2lnf | 1,628,972,638 | 1,628,969,782 | 4 | 2 | The illogical fallacy with comparing your story with others is thinking greatness is on a linear scale. For instance, a movie I love is called Exam. It's about these adults stuck in a room taking an exam to get some mysterious job. It's all shot in this single room. It's not avengers end game. It's not jurassic park. But I still loved it. Point being, people are always in the mood for different things. Even something as simple as having a cool character that readers love could turn your story into something unique for that reader. With chaos theory, the smaller different detail can lead to a whole different experience. Embrace that reality. | Could you use the other story as inspiration for you own? Is there another aspect of the world/setting that you would be interested in exploring, or a theme that you wished was touched on more deeply? It's hard to stop comparing, but I try to remember that it's not a competition. The genre is a vast expanse that we're all making forays into. | 1 | 2,856 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yba76 | h8y6hoi | 1,628,973,755 | 1,628,971,568 | 5 | 3 | I'm going to give some tough love right now, so if you don't want that, don't read on. It sounds like you just started writing, so why in the world would you be as good as professional writers? What is a 6 year old Michael Phelps said, "I can't swim as good at the people in the Olympics." And then he quit. I'm sorry, but the point you're making is irrational and stupid. If you enjoy writing and want to get better at it, then write. If you've already decided that you suck and will never be as good as the professionals, then give up. If you've ever seen the movie Amadeus, then you'll know it's about how Salieri is jealous of Mozart. That's basically the whole plot. Salieri is an excellent composter, but Mozart was a genius. But you want to know what? Salieri didn't just give up because he found someone better than him, he did a lot of other things, but he didn't give up. So stop feeling sorry for yourself because you're not Mozart and become the best Salieri that you can be. | Two things. Frist, what you have is your opinion of both that work and yours. You need some outside, unbiased opinions. Second, you haven't lost anything from your experience. Instead, you've gained the relationships with the characters, and you've gained writing experience. So, write the next thing. Distance and storytelling is how we get over it. | 1 | 2,187 | 1.666667 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yba76 | h8y2lnf | 1,628,973,755 | 1,628,969,782 | 5 | 2 | I'm going to give some tough love right now, so if you don't want that, don't read on. It sounds like you just started writing, so why in the world would you be as good as professional writers? What is a 6 year old Michael Phelps said, "I can't swim as good at the people in the Olympics." And then he quit. I'm sorry, but the point you're making is irrational and stupid. If you enjoy writing and want to get better at it, then write. If you've already decided that you suck and will never be as good as the professionals, then give up. If you've ever seen the movie Amadeus, then you'll know it's about how Salieri is jealous of Mozart. That's basically the whole plot. Salieri is an excellent composter, but Mozart was a genius. But you want to know what? Salieri didn't just give up because he found someone better than him, he did a lot of other things, but he didn't give up. So stop feeling sorry for yourself because you're not Mozart and become the best Salieri that you can be. | Could you use the other story as inspiration for you own? Is there another aspect of the world/setting that you would be interested in exploring, or a theme that you wished was touched on more deeply? It's hard to stop comparing, but I try to remember that it's not a competition. The genre is a vast expanse that we're all making forays into. | 1 | 3,973 | 2.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y9bz6 | h8yba76 | 1,628,972,869 | 1,628,973,755 | 2 | 5 | 90% of everything is shit. So what if someone has done what you are doing before? That doesn't mean all or even most of them did well. Just try to execute your idea better than most other people did. | I'm going to give some tough love right now, so if you don't want that, don't read on. It sounds like you just started writing, so why in the world would you be as good as professional writers? What is a 6 year old Michael Phelps said, "I can't swim as good at the people in the Olympics." And then he quit. I'm sorry, but the point you're making is irrational and stupid. If you enjoy writing and want to get better at it, then write. If you've already decided that you suck and will never be as good as the professionals, then give up. If you've ever seen the movie Amadeus, then you'll know it's about how Salieri is jealous of Mozart. That's basically the whole plot. Salieri is an excellent composter, but Mozart was a genius. But you want to know what? Salieri didn't just give up because he found someone better than him, he did a lot of other things, but he didn't give up. So stop feeling sorry for yourself because you're not Mozart and become the best Salieri that you can be. | 0 | 886 | 2.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yb615 | h8yba76 | 1,628,973,702 | 1,628,973,755 | 2 | 5 | Drop back to your short stories. Then *step back and look* at them. Are they *A Story*, or are they disconnected from each other? If they are *almost* a single interconnected series of stories, then what stories are missing to complete them? Tie them together. A collection of stories, even about something being previously done by others, can still be compelling. Also, please learn about the seven scripts/stories. Just read the trailer material for movies. Except for "Insert Famous Actor Here" being different, the gist of many are identical. You might as well get used to it. Last bit; Now *get over yourself*. Write **your** stories. Write **your** novel. Get them out of your head. Because the next one is waiting for some room to grow. You are choking off its oxygen. | I'm going to give some tough love right now, so if you don't want that, don't read on. It sounds like you just started writing, so why in the world would you be as good as professional writers? What is a 6 year old Michael Phelps said, "I can't swim as good at the people in the Olympics." And then he quit. I'm sorry, but the point you're making is irrational and stupid. If you enjoy writing and want to get better at it, then write. If you've already decided that you suck and will never be as good as the professionals, then give up. If you've ever seen the movie Amadeus, then you'll know it's about how Salieri is jealous of Mozart. That's basically the whole plot. Salieri is an excellent composter, but Mozart was a genius. But you want to know what? Salieri didn't just give up because he found someone better than him, he did a lot of other things, but he didn't give up. So stop feeling sorry for yourself because you're not Mozart and become the best Salieri that you can be. | 0 | 53 | 2.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8y6hoi | h8y2lnf | 1,628,971,568 | 1,628,969,782 | 3 | 2 | Two things. Frist, what you have is your opinion of both that work and yours. You need some outside, unbiased opinions. Second, you haven't lost anything from your experience. Instead, you've gained the relationships with the characters, and you've gained writing experience. So, write the next thing. Distance and storytelling is how we get over it. | Could you use the other story as inspiration for you own? Is there another aspect of the world/setting that you would be interested in exploring, or a theme that you wished was touched on more deeply? It's hard to stop comparing, but I try to remember that it's not a competition. The genre is a vast expanse that we're all making forays into. | 1 | 1,786 | 1.5 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yg7vh | h8ynzm5 | 1,628,975,991 | 1,628,979,671 | 1 | 2 | Easy: absolutely nothing is original anyway, so why worry about it? Fifty Shades of Gray is immensely popular, despite starting out life as a fanfiction of Twilight. Lord of the Rings is popular despite it just being Tolkein's Scandinavian-influenced bastard lovechild of Arthurian legend and Saxon folklore. Neil Gaiman basically makes a living off of writing fanfic for mythological stories. The story of Captain America is just the story of Achilles reskinned for a post-war American audience. Most artworks and literature from the Rennaissance are derivatives of either classical mythology or the Bible - which itself is arguably anti-fanfic of Mesopatamian mythology smushed together with Judaic folklore. The original book of Dante's Inferno was also political self-insert RPF/Bible fanfic, which the fans of the video game Dante's Inferno don't seem to mind. Pick up your favorite books and movies. I guarantee you none of them are "original" either, and that you still love them anyway. So if you can love those books and movies despite them being unoriginal, why do you expect readers to treat *your* book any differently? If a really mean way of saying all this will better help you: what's so special about you? Why on earth should anyone - us, readers, or yourself - hold you to higher standards than Neil Gaiman or Stan Lee or JRRR Tolkein? Edit: If you haven't already spent time on there, go look up your favorite stories on TV Tropes, especially if they're "original" stories. | Originality is downplayed and poo-pooed because it's really hard. But who hasn't read something and been own away by the newness of it? Ignore the power of originality at your own risk. | 0 | 3,680 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8ynzm5 | h8yesoo | 1,628,979,671 | 1,628,975,343 | 2 | 1 | Originality is downplayed and poo-pooed because it's really hard. But who hasn't read something and been own away by the newness of it? Ignore the power of originality at your own risk. | This is a big struggle for me too. I think the piece of advice that I’ve heard over and over, and that I try to internalize every time I set to write something new, is that—just because someone has done something similar, and “better,” the one thing they can never do is write like *you.* I’ve started to really understand this the more I have people beta read my stuff. Sure, I too want to write about a Wizard detective set in a big city, or a political thriller set in space, or ELVES! But no other writer can do it how I do it, the same way I can’t do It the way they can. Also, I think that “Better” is both subjective, because of individual taste, and objective, because of experience and skill level. You can’t control the first, you can bet your butt you can level up the second. The thing that drives me forward through the comparison blues, is that I want to write the stories I wish existed. I loved The Dresden Files. I wished it was from a BIPOC POV. There are urban fantasy novels and shorts with that POV. But they don’t do it the way I wished they did. Only I can do that. My goal is then to write the thing and put it out there so I can find the readers who will also enjoy how I do things. Ultimately, I think, I just have to have faith in myself and my writing. It’s scary and shaky but that’s how I’ve muddled through and finished my stuff. Hope this helps! | 1 | 4,328 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8yeuy9 | h8ynzm5 | 1,628,975,372 | 1,628,979,671 | 1 | 2 | It's one thing (and a good thing) to be well read and to have a good grasp of what's out there in your genre, but I really try to not pay too much attention to what others write. I just do the best I can and hope it's enjoyable/entertaining to my readers. To do otherwise is to fall into that trap of always thinking you're not good enough. I have no illusions that I'll be the next Shakespeare or Stephen King or even Brando fucking Sando (that one might be a good thing, actually), but that's not the point. I enjoy writing for the sake of writing, and if I make some reader smile at the end of the day, I'm happy. | Originality is downplayed and poo-pooed because it's really hard. But who hasn't read something and been own away by the newness of it? Ignore the power of originality at your own risk. | 0 | 4,299 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8ynzm5 | h8yfcti | 1,628,979,671 | 1,628,975,602 | 2 | 1 | Originality is downplayed and poo-pooed because it's really hard. But who hasn't read something and been own away by the newness of it? Ignore the power of originality at your own risk. | Yeah, it's definitely not a good feeling when you write something and subsequently found out that someone else has written the same premise with far more skill than you have. But I'd say that's when you should put a spin on it that they haven't. Also analyze what makes their version so much better and how can you learn from them and incorporate it into your work in the future. This is all, of course, easier said than done when emotions are high. It's something I'm working on for sure. | 1 | 4,069 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8ynzm5 | h8yi19a | 1,628,979,671 | 1,628,976,827 | 2 | 1 | Originality is downplayed and poo-pooed because it's really hard. But who hasn't read something and been own away by the newness of it? Ignore the power of originality at your own risk. | while your idea may not be original, if you put yourself into it then it will become unique. maybe in your own mind like me you think you'll never be as good but trust me there will be someone out there that absolutely hates the thing your comparing your work to, that absolutely loves your work. we're not all the same so even if you're telling "the same story" it will have it's own flavor | 1 | 2,844 | 2 | ||
p4cj8u | writing_train | 0.96 | I’ve gotten over the fact that my idea isn’t original - now how do I get over knowing someone’s done it really REALLY well? What was your experience with this like? As many of you have experienced, my first great disillusionment in my writing process was finding out an idea I had sworn was original was, in fact, already written, and by a number of writers. I managed to get over this loss of originality and proceeded to write short stories and all with my idea, but I recently made the decision to go further and to write a longer, more complex, and more fleshed-out story. . And so it happened again. I found my idea had already been written rather beautifully, the characters well described and matched with the character profiles I was going for; the plot one that kept you engaged and interested; words, syntax, and context set up to really make the story emotional and progressive, smooth. My motivation has now fallen deeply. I know comparison is the thief of joy, and that readers interested in my genre would gladly read another rendition, but I still struggle to start anew. If you have been through a similar experience, how did you get through it? I’m not trying to write for the sake of being the best, but feeling as though what I do write will pale in comparison in so many regards with what’s already there is tough, you know? | h8ynzm5 | h8yni1g | 1,628,979,671 | 1,628,979,435 | 2 | 1 | Originality is downplayed and poo-pooed because it's really hard. But who hasn't read something and been own away by the newness of it? Ignore the power of originality at your own risk. | You are not chasing a specific accomplishment. You are chasing the work that gets you the accomplishment, and the engagement with others that will hopefully proceed from that accomplishment. The accomplishment itself is beside the point. I won’t tell you not to crave the approval of others, because everyone does, or is (very likely) deceiving themselves. So you shouldn’t assume that this lost opportunity is the end of your creative effort. It is normal for people to generate parallel ideas. The real question is: is this idea the idea you feel driven to explore? If yes, write it anyway. Edit it and change it later to make it different. If no, go get another idea. It is that easy. If it feels difficult, absorb new stories and knowledge until the ideas begin to reappear. They will. | 1 | 236 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr11g1 | ixqz5ws | 1,669,396,931 | 1,669,396,106 | 354 | 114 | In addition to the other suggestions here, I think those insights come naturally when your writing is authentic and honest, often when you're exploring human nature and emotions from a personal angle. | You should try to actually become wise, by learning things about life, through education and experience. | 1 | 825 | 3.105263 |
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