This past 2 weeks or so has been a writing roller coaster for me. One minute I'm itching to sit down and outline my novel I'm working on. And the next I'm throwing my outlining notebook down in disgust and wondering why I ever wanted to become a writer. At first I just figured these outbursts of "I-hate-writing-right-now-more-than-I-hate-Steven Moffat-and-Mark Gatiss" were just because outlining isn't my favorite. I mean, let's be honest. So I continued on, struggling through character analysis after character analysis, writing back stories, creating maps, outlining events, scouring for plot holes, character holes, etc. But I realized it's like trying to run through Jell-O. The progress was slow, and I was going crazy. What was my problem? I love writing! Don't I...?
Then I started thinking: what if it's the story? I've noticed that my writing preference has begun to change. Where I once thrived off writing adorable subplots of blooming romances, I now find that I have become increasingly bored (and sometimes frustrated?) with the ever present "hero and heroine fall in love" scenario. Even as I'm reading books. I find myself straying away from once loved love stories and reading epic adventures with little to no focus on romance. I think I've read The Hobbit three times in the last month. (not to mention watching it a few times more than that...) I'm finding myself picking up fewer teen romance novels. Good thing? Bad thing? Neither?
I also noticed that I'm writing essentially the same stories, over and over again. Strong, willed, fierce female (and often times red haired) protagonist falls in love with sweet, loyal, responsible blonde (either that or quirky, weird dark haired) lad. Often times this lady is better than average with a bow and arrow, and this lad is exceptional with a sword. And quite often the story is set during a war. And the fact that I can basically summarize 95% of my stories like this shows that I definitely need to do something different.
I'm bored with my story, and I'm about thiiiss close to getting bored of writing, despite the fact that I love it. I've hit a wall. So I'm going to step back from working on a novel, and figure out what kind of stories pique my interest enough for me to delve into them for months, or years. Maybe in a few weeks, possibly even a month or more, I'll feel like I've found my writing rhythm. Because I think I've changed, but my writing hasn't, which is why I've encountered this problem. So, I'm taking a break from novels for a bit. I'll be back later.
Sorry if this didn't make any sense. I think it was kind of more for me. And it's not like anyone reads this blog anyway. So... Yeah.
I also noticed that I'm writing essentially the same stories, over and over again. Strong, willed, fierce female (and often times red haired) protagonist falls in love with sweet, loyal, responsible blonde (either that or quirky, weird dark haired) lad. Often times this lady is better than average with a bow and arrow, and this lad is exceptional with a sword. And quite often the story is set during a war. And the fact that I can basically summarize 95% of my stories like this shows that I definitely need to do something different.
I'm bored with my story, and I'm about thiiiss close to getting bored of writing, despite the fact that I love it. I've hit a wall. So I'm going to step back from working on a novel, and figure out what kind of stories pique my interest enough for me to delve into them for months, or years. Maybe in a few weeks, possibly even a month or more, I'll feel like I've found my writing rhythm. Because I think I've changed, but my writing hasn't, which is why I've encountered this problem. So, I'm taking a break from novels for a bit. I'll be back later.
Sorry if this didn't make any sense. I think it was kind of more for me. And it's not like anyone reads this blog anyway. So... Yeah.
