I hope I can finish "Choice." It's a lot harder to write than I thought it was going to be. It's not that I don't know where to go, because I plotted it all out before I started, but I underestimated how emotional grueling it was going to turn out, and an emotionally grueling story translates to an emotionally draining writing experience.
emotionally gruelling=better writing (I speak from experience) the harder tehy are to draw emotionally or technically when you came out in the end you're better.
I certainly hope so! I have this fear I'll finish the story and look back and be like, "Goddammit, all that came to crap." I'm not trying to be whiny or pouty in saying that (I've gotten some very nice, thoughtful reviews, so it can't be all bad) but I find it very hard to be objective about my own work. Especially this story, which is a lot more personal in a lot of ways than I expected.
I'll work it out. I think I've spoiled myself by doing easy fluff pieces, but it's good to challenge oneself. At least I do know exactly how long it's going to be and what's going to happen, so I don't have to worry about that.
very true. I've found that when things just start getting to...stressful...the best thing to do is devote 10-20 minutes on a silly fluff/crack prompt. It get's the creative juices flowing again, and really helps me settle down.
It's rare I can work on the same project twice in a row. My plan was actually to alternate chapters of Choice with random other ficlets. That should decrease the chance of a burnout.
...of course, that's what I keep telling myself about TAS, and that hasn't been updated in far too long. D: