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[taste_is_sweet]

Today I am feeling discouraged in the writing and lonely in the heart, so after going over my FList to do some connecting out in the ether (always good to do if you're lonely), I thought I'd invite some of you guys over here to chat. Or at least the somewhat vaguer LJ equivalent.

So, would you like a sympathetic eye? Someone to bounce ideas off of? Something you'd like to rave or rant about? Mi comments son sus comments. Or you are welcome to email me at simple.carbohydrates AT gmail DOT comm.

Please don't feel obliged, though. I know almost everyone is at work and busy anyway. But you know, if you'd like to drop a comment, I'll be here. :)

Comments

[kessie.livejournal.com]

Feeling stuck in the mire right now, in terms of writing. I know I just need a good week back in the routine, but argh. Annoying!

After I've the books I'm currently revising done, I'm torn between a YA fantasy set in Ireland concerning vengeful gods, lesbians, and swords, or a YA quirky contempory romance like Anna and the French Kiss, only with lesbians. I wish you could just imagine books into being, without all the writing and revising to get to the finished product. :P

[rinkafic.livejournal.com]

Awwww. *hugs*

You need to read a feel good fic! Or porn. Or some feel good porn.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

I'm almost off to bed so I won't be online tonight much longer, but you can tell me all about... whatever you want to tell me, and even if I'm sleeping at the time I promise to nod along and agree at all the crucial points. And then answer properly tomorrow, once my eyes are open all the way.

Or you can just snag the last meme I posted and do one with a fave or random SGA character. Reminding myself I have things in common with other people (wow, and not even just in my mind! :-D ) helps when I'm feeling down, so it might help as well? I dunno, it's the best I got, sorry. Obviously I should be in bed and not still typing. *hugs*

[gottalovev.livejournal.com]

I was about to gush on your icon and got hit by such a crack plot bunny, OMG (see, I just signed up for a H50 bigbang that needs to be 40K with no idea upfront, and I'm looking for inspiration everywhere), and now I CANNOT UNSEE A WALL-E FUSION. (hopefully it will pass)

[iadorespike]

I'm sort of useless in the writing/bouncing ideas/etc department, but I am happy to offer *hugs*. :)

How was Canada?

*snuggles you*

[ariadnes-string.livejournal.com]

Sympathies! I've been having a bad writing week, too--between driving the boys hither and yon and the other demands of summer life I feel like all my time is carved into tiny chunks. And when I do sit down to write--and I'm just trying to do the tiniest of fills for the meme--it's like pulling teeth--one of those weeks when you think about how awesome and effortless everyone else's writing is, while yours...sigh

Hope your day got better!

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

This is a toughie. I hear what you're saying about writing fanfic vs original fic. (In fact, I'm dragging my feet about writing either right now to respond to this--oh LJ, what a lovely time sink you are!)

The thing with fanfic is that most of the worldbuilding is done. Your audience is coming into it already in love with the characters. They are predisposed to like them, and hey! There's a forum in place for instantaneous feedback! *You* love the characters as well--you know them as well as you do your own family--perhaps even better!

Contrast that with writing OF. Original fiction is *hard* You have to world-build from the ground up. You are struggling to learn your own characters--they may or may not reveal themselves to you. You have to shut out fanfic because that easy, natural, *beloved* voice speaks louder than the new voice you're trying to hear. The sandbox is bigger. People don't always like your stories and they are more willing to be openly disparaging about them. And the feedback! You're lucky if you get a tenth of what you get from posting a fanfic story!

I struggle with this daily. Sometimes though, writing fanfic is like cleansing the palette between OF stories. If you look at it as a writing *exercise*, then you can justify it. ;-)

This past week I've been avoiding finishing a cheer-me-up fanfic story for a friend of a friend. I have no idea why I am struggling to write--normally it is a joy. I'm worried about the story and the recipient as a result. I have another (big) story on a deadline that I need to start and the reality is, I should be writing OF *right now*.

Bottom line for me is that sometimes you just need to sit down and write.. Stop worrying if it is good or bad and tell the story you want to tell. I leave you with John Sheppard for motivational support here. :-)

[shinyslasher.livejournal.com]

*huggles*

I'm stuck in my writing, but I signed up for kink_bingo and a few challenges in hopes of breaking the evol writing block. All my flist friends are accomplished writers, some published, so sometimes I don't even wanna bother with trying. But then I remember how much fun it is and yeah, it's worth a try :)

[kisahawklin]

Late to the party, and nothing much to say (the only thing that's going right for me right now is the writing), but: ♥!