NaNoWriMo - Or November As I Like To Call It

[lupestripe]

If I was being honest, I have probably given up on writing. Part of the problem is that my job as a professional editor is far too similar to being a writer. Plus the thought of being sat in front of a computer after a day of doing the same at work doesn't really appeal. Put simply, I have lost my enthusiasm.

About 18 months ago I was a reasonably prolific writer but a couple of home truths have knocked me. While I have learned some good writing tips, I feel my non-yiff and politically charged tails wouldn't be particularly interesting to the majority. Furthermore I have no real inspiration these days and accept I am simply not good enough technically. And I don't have the time to practice with everything else I have going on in my life.

November is a very busy month for me so NaNoWriMo is out. I may pick up writing again in the future but I doubt it will be under the auspices of the Fandom. Never say never though, although I doubt I will start writing any time soon.

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Comments

[elfasi.livejournal.com]

Aww Lupestripe... I do hope you feel different, in time. You should start listening to the writing podcasts I do, like 'I should be writing'. I find it gives me a really good perspective, you hear about the struggles other writers have with life getting in the way, and the philosophy of it all. Does sound like you need a break though, and to get back to roots. The irony is, you're far more successful a writer than me, if writing success is measured by what personal works you've had published, paid or not. But I never feel bad about it. I just burble along and write for myself and put stuff online. Maybe you need more of that too. Find your centre, write for yourself.

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

Success is a relative concept of course. I think some feedback would probably motivate me but that's very rarely forthcoming. The main problem is simply time though, I try to balance a job, a relationship, travelling, a social life and overtime and there aren't enough hours in the day. I would like to start writing again but I have to rediscover that enjoyment and at the moment, I am not sure how to proceed. Do you have a link to your podcast, it seems a good place to start.

[raimei.livejournal.com]

It's not about writing for the majority, it's about writing for you. Saying that, I'm good at writing for me and I'm happy to do so without the requirement to share it, so I have to write for someone else as well or nothing gets shown about. (Or even gets written down; if I've had a developed idea and I like it, that's enough for me in these busy days. I'm about half a dozen stories behind this curve and I doubt I'll ever catch up.) These days it doesn't really feel like furs are that interested in my work - firstly because I'm a writer while not also being an artist, secondly because I'm not heavy on the yiff, and thirdly because I'm not already known about in any way; it's not really in my personality. I'm not a bad writer, but I guess it's a variant on Sturgeon's Law; they can't all be diamonds.

But it sounds like writing just might not be fun for you any more. That's a personal call to make and I couldn't hold that against you - I've given up a few things for reasons quite like that. I've only read the two stories you put in Confuzzled books, quite different to mine and nice to see more than one thing in there. ^^;

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

I do think my works are too different and, if I was being honest, not as good as anything else I have seen published (at least in hard copy). I do need to start writing for me again, it's just that sitting in front of my computer and typing is pretty much my job so it's understandable why I don't really have the inclination. I do need to practice but don't have the time to practice sufficiently. I guess that's the crux of the problem.