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I used to write to fun. I'm trying to figure out when or why or how writing suddenly feels like a chore. And the crazy thing is I have so many story ideas; they're what I think about when I go to bed, or while I'm at the gym or while I daydream. Sometimes at work I even begin thinking about my novel ideas, but I don't do anything about it when I come home. Taking pen to paper or fingers to keyboard is so hard. It's like the imagining is more fun than the writing, and it's sad. I used to write so much - like a novel a year and random stuff in between, and I had no worries about doing it for fun. I knew it wouldn't go anywhere, other than to say I did it and use it as practice and because I needed to tell a story.
Now that I'm older, I just don't know. I've always dreamed of being an author and seeing my book in a barnes and noble, but if I can't write, I can't publish. Maybe I'm thinking too much about publishing? It's something I want - and I am working on querying one novel at the moment. Maybe I'm stressing myself out thinking everything I write needs to be published - sure, it'd be great but does everything need to be published? But if I write without the thought of publishing and write just to write is there a point? I hate writing that question.
How do I make it fun again? Writing is always something I've known and been a part of me. For it to not be, I'm just like.... I thought my current job was a placeholder till I could write full-time, so you'd think I'd want to write in my spare time. But I can't.
Sorry this is so rambley/ranty. I just can't figure it out why writing is not fun to me anymore, hopefully for time being and not forever. How do I make it fun again?
Now that I'm older, I just don't know. I've always dreamed of being an author and seeing my book in a barnes and noble, but if I can't write, I can't publish. Maybe I'm thinking too much about publishing? It's something I want - and I am working on querying one novel at the moment. Maybe I'm stressing myself out thinking everything I write needs to be published - sure, it'd be great but does everything need to be published? But if I write without the thought of publishing and write just to write is there a point? I hate writing that question.
How do I make it fun again? Writing is always something I've known and been a part of me. For it to not be, I'm just like.... I thought my current job was a placeholder till I could write full-time, so you'd think I'd want to write in my spare time. But I can't.
Sorry this is so rambley/ranty. I just can't figure it out why writing is not fun to me anymore, hopefully for time being and not forever. How do I make it fun again?