lissapup
Whenever I write something, I plan it out mentally. I know exactly what to say. It's a great story. Until I start to put it on paper. It seems dull. It's almost as if putting it on paper kills it. What should I do?
It's almost as if putting it on paper kills it. What should I do?
jwschnarr said:Working as an editor I can't tell you how much I'm impressed by good word management. there simply aren't enough people out there doing that these days.
John Ravenscroft said:Yup, keep on writing, lissapup.
Unless you're that rare beast - a true genius - it takes years (and probably a million words) to become capable at this game.
vegiboy said:I'm not sure if there's a neat answer for this, but, let's say you have that great idea in your head, but when you write it out it's just mediocre. You continue to practice writing. Eventually, you have many mediocre ideas, though there are still sparks of interest there.
What do most writers do with these? Do you abandon them as a learning experience? Do you try to rewrite something that's mediocre into something that satisfies you?
I realize this probably varies by case, but curious to know people's general experience.
Whenever I write something, I plan it out mentally. I know exactly what to say. It's a great story. Until I start to put it on paper. It seems dull. It's almost as if putting it on paper kills it. What should I do?
vegiboy said:I'm not sure if there's a neat answer for this, but, let's say you have that great idea in your head, but when you write it out it's just mediocre. You continue to practice writing. Eventually, you have many mediocre ideas, though there are still sparks of interest there.
What do most writers do with these? Do you abandon them as a learning experience? Do you try to rewrite something that's mediocre into something that satisfies you?
I realize this probably varies by case, but curious to know people's general experience.
lissapup said:Whenever I write something, I plan it out mentally. I know exactly what to say. It's a great story. Until I start to put it on paper. It seems dull. It's almost as if putting it on paper kills it. What should I do?
reph said:You've noticed that happening with fiction? It's worse with humor. By the time you've polished a paragraph, you've looked at it so many times that you can't tell whether it's funny anymore.