Hey ya'll!
So I've found myself in a weird predicament. Recently, I've decided to write my first novel, after years of doubting my abilities and contemplating my role as a reader turned writer. I've had many ideas for my first novel over the years, and I've written down key words and sentences on my laptop to keep those ideas fresh for when I decided to start my writing.
However, once I decided to actually sit down and write my novel, every idea I've ever had suddenly dissipated from my mind, and honestly, I now feel completely lost. Everything that I've written in the past sounds wrong. Those past ideas do not seem like they can amount to anything, and it's frustrating.
It's the weirdest thing for me to feel this way, because I have a wild imagination that never seizes to create entires worlds in my mind with a single thought. But as of right now, my imagination has officially run dry, and I have no idea how I can replenish the thirst my imagination needs in order to create a novel I could be proud of.
I want to be proud of the novel I write, and in order for that to happen I need to cultivate an idea that I can work with, but I'm utterly and completely lost. It's unlike any block I've ever had before, it feels as if my brain is empty, like an ocean filled with mysteries and potential completely dried up, with nothing left except the lost hope of something that could have been, but never will be.
I guess this is getting a bit melodramatic, so I'll stop while I'm at it. Essentially, I'm hoping for some advice. I honestly do not know anyone better than a group of writers to help me get out of this block.
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope to hear from some of you
Best,
Sonali
P.S. Sorry about the dramatics, I'm just in a very weird mood lol
So I've found myself in a weird predicament. Recently, I've decided to write my first novel, after years of doubting my abilities and contemplating my role as a reader turned writer. I've had many ideas for my first novel over the years, and I've written down key words and sentences on my laptop to keep those ideas fresh for when I decided to start my writing.
However, once I decided to actually sit down and write my novel, every idea I've ever had suddenly dissipated from my mind, and honestly, I now feel completely lost. Everything that I've written in the past sounds wrong. Those past ideas do not seem like they can amount to anything, and it's frustrating.
It's the weirdest thing for me to feel this way, because I have a wild imagination that never seizes to create entires worlds in my mind with a single thought. But as of right now, my imagination has officially run dry, and I have no idea how I can replenish the thirst my imagination needs in order to create a novel I could be proud of.
I want to be proud of the novel I write, and in order for that to happen I need to cultivate an idea that I can work with, but I'm utterly and completely lost. It's unlike any block I've ever had before, it feels as if my brain is empty, like an ocean filled with mysteries and potential completely dried up, with nothing left except the lost hope of something that could have been, but never will be.
I guess this is getting a bit melodramatic, so I'll stop while I'm at it. Essentially, I'm hoping for some advice. I honestly do not know anyone better than a group of writers to help me get out of this block.
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope to hear from some of you
Best,
Sonali
P.S. Sorry about the dramatics, I'm just in a very weird mood lol