My dad read stories to me and got me into story driven video games when I was a kid, and my Year 5/6 teacher encouraged my writing and imparted his own skills onto me. When they died in late 2019/early 2020 I gave writing up entirely.
I’m trying to get my life back on track and a HUGE part of my life has always been my writing. I’ve spent the last 2 weeks trying to write a short story, adding bits onto a story I started 2 years ago, ANYTHING to try and get back into it and I CAN’T. I hate everything I write, I don’t feel like I should be doing it, and I can’t even go back and read any of it because I’m disgusted by it.
pretty much me on any given day. keep writing, get the bad stuff out of the way, and eventually something good will end up on the page. like I've written so much bad stuff, that everything I write nowadays is some of the best stuff I've ever written. keep going.
Just a suggestion .. Sounds like you're trying to force a story out when you've not been doing so for a while. Take it slow and be gentle with yourself. Spend some time letting the characters and story just be there with you while you go about your day. I've found that when I try forcing myself to do anything I sabotage it at every turn.
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