Victory step

[aesmael]

Finally have finished the story I started at the end of December, a big relief. Composition was done in January, been editing since. Very slow and frustrating when I wanted to be done with it; the second half of the document was actually done in a single night a couple of days ago. I felt then as if I must have been not trying hard enough if it took so long to do the first half when the second came much easier... but maybe it is instead a sign I did not do as well with the second half and maybe it just means this is how it went and that is all.

And there were still some errors to clean up after making it available, but very much I am relieved - happy - to have finished this story at last. Which means we get to start on the next one.

When I was younger, a child and into my early teens, I thought mostly of doing novels and series in original settings. It amuses me then that what I am doing most of at present is erotic stories and fanfiction, but I can't say I look down on that or find it an underuse of my potential. Mostly they just have different utilities. Different presentations, different possibilities. If I am frustrated by this for any reason, it is because there are so many stories I want to write and working on any of them means not working on the others.

I suppose what that means is, in the parlance of the internet: write moar.

The main curse I have to overcome is the pressure I feel on myself that I need to meet some sufficiently literary standard. I want to cast that off because what I want to do is write and have fun with it, to please myself.

Comments

[chaoticset.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it just means that once the first half was written, you were "in the groove", so to speak?

It's safe for you to attribute your writing successes to skill, Tricia...I see it in what you do all the time. :)

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

*hug hug hug* :)

I like your writing and yay! :D

I think you should meet Trish standards and you do that just by being Trish :D

Heinlein's five rules of professional Writing

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

As explained on this page (http://www.sfwriter.com/ow05.htm):

1. You Must Write
2. Finish What Your Start
3. You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order
4. You Must Put Your Story on the Market
5. You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold
& 6. Start Working on Something Else (web page owner's addition)

But the most important rules are the first two. I keep doing my web comics not because they are great art or really good storytelling, but because they (most times) are fun, and it keeps me active. The "real important stuff" will be in my masters, but I still must do other fun stuff too.

Re: Heinlein's five rules of professional Writing

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why you made this comment.

Re: Heinlein's five rules of professional Writing

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

To show that what you're feeling - relief at finishing the story, is only natural. You have ambitions of pro writing, and you are already two steps of Heinlein's five (and even if you don't like his work, it sold).

So many stories to tell, and so little time.