Solid advice! Maybe 2022 will be the year I finally get the one that haunts me the most, my Clois fake dating idea, out of my head and into a word doc. At the very least I can say I tried. Like you said, sometimes, it doesn't go anywhere but it is now out of your head and I need to not be afraid of it not working out. The toughest part is starting out after all. And it is good that you knew it wasn't working and shifted gears rather than trying to force the story.
Totally fair. I will try to aim for that mentality. Plus not now doesn't mean never, right? Shifting expectations is definitely a long term goal that I need to work on. Along with my need for things to be perfect on the first go. My sister calls me out on that one a lot. :D
For me, I had never worked remotely (we weren't set up for it) so when things were slow, I had this extra time and I just drifted back into writing. I can see how getting into a new fandom can spark up some new interest too. For the longest time I only wrote Smallville fic and I think recently, signing up for stuff has made me branch out.
Oh yeah, true about the time longer fics take and it also feels like there needs to be more planning involved. Longer fics tend to need some sort of structure while I am more of a 'have a few ideas for scenes in my head and go with the flow' type person. The editing is definitely also another factor. I think I used to write multi chapter stories more when I was originally in fandom because I had a beta on hand that I would chat with every day basically (oh, AIM- I miss you) and it was easy to send them stuff immediately and vice versa.
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Date: 2022-01-04 07:16 pm (UTC)Totally fair. I will try to aim for that mentality. Plus not now doesn't mean never, right? Shifting expectations is definitely a long term goal that I need to work on. Along with my need for things to be perfect on the first go. My sister calls me out on that one a lot. :D
For me, I had never worked remotely (we weren't set up for it) so when things were slow, I had this extra time and I just drifted back into writing. I can see how getting into a new fandom can spark up some new interest too. For the longest time I only wrote Smallville fic and I think recently, signing up for stuff has made me branch out.
Oh yeah, true about the time longer fics take and it also feels like there needs to be more planning involved. Longer fics tend to need some sort of structure while I am more of a 'have a few ideas for scenes in my head and go with the flow' type person. The editing is definitely also another factor. I think I used to write multi chapter stories more when I was originally in fandom because I had a beta on hand that I would chat with every day basically (oh, AIM- I miss you) and it was easy to send them stuff immediately and vice versa.