I am soooo impatient. If I ever manage to get published then who knows how I'll cope with waiting for editors' feedback, sales figures etc. For the moment (sadly) that is not a problem that I have to worry about!
It seems as if my future is in the hands of the Gods right now and I'd too impatient and twitchy to contend with it. I want things to be done and dusted so that I can be put out of my misery but I know from past experience than sometimes being forced to wait due to circumstance has provided me with time to reflect and sometimes prompted a change of direction. Right now though I feel very sure of the direction I want to go in and I want to ignore any suggestion that it might be better to hold my horses or take the soft option.
It's funny how in times of tension I seem to be most creative. I'm wound up and not sleeping very well and yet at the same time I've got loads of ideas floating around in my head fighting for space with the negative work-related thoughts!
Previously I've blogged or commented on how therapeutic and cathartic writing can be. I'm changing my stance on this a little. It can be therapeutic but I think it's important to ensure that it's chanelled properly. I've read back parts of my wip that I wrote some time back and sometimes it's really cringe-inducingly obvious as to what was going on in my life at that time which is to the story's detriment.
Note to self: use writing as therapy if necessary but edit harshly so that if its included then it adds value as opposed to being the wrong destination for some venting.
It seems as if my future is in the hands of the Gods right now and I'd too impatient and twitchy to contend with it. I want things to be done and dusted so that I can be put out of my misery but I know from past experience than sometimes being forced to wait due to circumstance has provided me with time to reflect and sometimes prompted a change of direction. Right now though I feel very sure of the direction I want to go in and I want to ignore any suggestion that it might be better to hold my horses or take the soft option.
It's funny how in times of tension I seem to be most creative. I'm wound up and not sleeping very well and yet at the same time I've got loads of ideas floating around in my head fighting for space with the negative work-related thoughts!
Previously I've blogged or commented on how therapeutic and cathartic writing can be. I'm changing my stance on this a little. It can be therapeutic but I think it's important to ensure that it's chanelled properly. I've read back parts of my wip that I wrote some time back and sometimes it's really cringe-inducingly obvious as to what was going on in my life at that time which is to the story's detriment.
Note to self: use writing as therapy if necessary but edit harshly so that if its included then it adds value as opposed to being the wrong destination for some venting.
5 comments:
I'm glad the writing's going well, although I'm really sorry to hear about all the upheaval. I'm sure that everything will work out for the best... in the end.
Make sure you record all these ideas you're having. The might read as cringe-worthy later on, but I'm sure they're still good ideas all the same. When this sort of thing happens to me, I always jot down the gist before attempting to do some actual writing on the subject.
I hope the turmoil gets sorted out soon, so that your impatience can come to an end. Not the ideas though; they can keep coming!
Well done for pressing on with the writing.
I agree With CaptB that you should keep your writing, even if you now hate reading it. If nothing else, when you read it in a few years or whatever, it will probably bring back feelings that you might need to write about then.
B - it will work out for the best. I'm such a believer in Fate I just don't like the waiting bit!
Captain B and Debs - I am keeping a journal. I've tried in the and never committed the time to to it so a compromise this year is to use a diary with a few lines and jot down some thoughts. Am managing it so far and it's not going into (and potentially damaging) what I'm currently writing.
I so sympathise with this, I'm horribly impatient too, and I hate uncertainty. I hope you either get a resolution soon, or a miracle provides you with some unexpected patience!
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