I don't know what to do guys. I just feel stuck. I don't know why but Just Add Magic just seems completely stalled. I don't know what to do, every time I tried to sit down and write, I would hit a wall and get distracted and give up. I thought maybe I just wasn't a huge fan of the idea. But now I have a new idea I was working on (that I figured would be easier because I seem to write better in first person) but it was slow going too. I would just...stop. The only thing I've really successfully completed was a flash fiction thing I did that I'm debating let see the light of day. It's not because it's awful, it's just that for some reason it feels really personal to me and I don't think I would be able to take it getting torn apart in revisions.
But that's it. I'm just freaking out if my writing brain is gone-what if it is? What if I can never write again? Or, at least not well? And Jesus Christ will someone kick Being Evil out the door?!?! I just want it edited so I can think of what to do.
Has anyone edited a fiction novel before? Any basic pointers? When do you think you're ready for beta readers? I hate showing my noob-ness but I just can't find the answer.
-Jessie
My advice is to take a break from it! I had this problem back in May/earlier with the novel I was revising. Just stalled about 2/3 of the way through. I've taken all of June off that project.
ReplyDeleteThanks Trisha-good luck on your project. I know it hasn't been too long but I just feel like I've been taking too many breaks and on top of it I haven't been really productive in anything else. I'm just tired of not doing anything I guess so it's making me freak out slightly :D. But on the plus side I wrote 2,000 words today for a new idea!
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