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ceruleanmorningsThat title was a quote said by someone somewhere, definitely not my own words, but I'm too lazy to look up the exact source. Just know that I'm borrowing it because it is super fitting, because today, I am announcing that my writer's impediment (not writer's block, will explain below) is over. I am going to work on my novel again this year. After all these months (maybe years? I lost count, seriously) of hiatus, I finally feel removed from the craft enough that I am finally, tentatively, ready to dive into writing once more.
I say my writer's impediment is over, in that I was so stuck on everything that the idea of even thinking about the novel for one more minute was preventing me from writing anything altogether! I tried to work on fanfic to "clear the air," but was also super stuck there too, despite all my Notion planning and random plot sessions while taking baths. I was sick of writing fiction, period, and a clean break was sorely needed. Now, today, I am happy to say I want to write again, especially on my novel, which is a miracle. However, my writer's block is not over. I define writer's block as being stuck on specific parts of the novel that I can't think past. That particular dilemma is still going on, but that can be worked through. The loss of desire to write anything at all, however, is a different issue.
So in the future if I get so discouraged I get writer's impediment again, I will simply stop writing altogether. I will read more and do other things, but it seems that not doing any writing, not even thinking about writing, for a set amount of time would reset my brain. Had I just given up on shambling along with fanfics earlier I might've gotten back to writing the novel sooner. So, lesson learned. I am a bit sad with not writing fanfics, but I was definitely putting way too much effort into those when my energy could be spent on writing the novel instead. And I will do exactly that in 2024.
I don't want this novel to be "the novel." I want it to be my "first" novel, which implies there'll be a second, and third, and many more. It's not easy to try to start new things again when I'm literally "middle aged" now, but eh. People go at their own pace, right? I mean Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings after he retired, soooo, I still have time, I hope.
I say my writer's impediment is over, in that I was so stuck on everything that the idea of even thinking about the novel for one more minute was preventing me from writing anything altogether! I tried to work on fanfic to "clear the air," but was also super stuck there too, despite all my Notion planning and random plot sessions while taking baths. I was sick of writing fiction, period, and a clean break was sorely needed. Now, today, I am happy to say I want to write again, especially on my novel, which is a miracle. However, my writer's block is not over. I define writer's block as being stuck on specific parts of the novel that I can't think past. That particular dilemma is still going on, but that can be worked through. The loss of desire to write anything at all, however, is a different issue.
So in the future if I get so discouraged I get writer's impediment again, I will simply stop writing altogether. I will read more and do other things, but it seems that not doing any writing, not even thinking about writing, for a set amount of time would reset my brain. Had I just given up on shambling along with fanfics earlier I might've gotten back to writing the novel sooner. So, lesson learned. I am a bit sad with not writing fanfics, but I was definitely putting way too much effort into those when my energy could be spent on writing the novel instead. And I will do exactly that in 2024.
I don't want this novel to be "the novel." I want it to be my "first" novel, which implies there'll be a second, and third, and many more. It's not easy to try to start new things again when I'm literally "middle aged" now, but eh. People go at their own pace, right? I mean Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings after he retired, soooo, I still have time, I hope.
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1/3/24 20:14 (UTC)You're definitely not too old — these days people do all sorts of things even in their 90s. Not to be too cheesy about it but the milestones you celebrate are only fun if you're also enjoying the process.
Either way, I hope you manage to steer clear from the writer's impediment for a long time to come.
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1/5/24 00:16 (UTC)Okay, all joking aside, thank you for your comment! I do feel a bit loss from pulling way back from fandom writing, but oh well. Guess I'll just have to make up for it by reading and commenting more, probably during 007 Fest, though I'm not quite feeling tumblr much these days, either.
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1/5/24 21:28 (UTC)If commenting during the 007 Fest makes you feel content (
and believe me I won't mind if you comment on my work), then you're doing just fine!No, no, I'm not feeling tumblr either. It's rather unpleasant. You're definitely not alone.