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So I used to be a pretty avid writer. I would write at least a thousand words or more a day. With this method, I got through school (Graduated with my Masters in Creative Writing) and went on to finish my book. I was super excited and happy, that I was able to go through two rounds of edits pretty quick. Finally, it was time to share it with a buddy of mine who I trust.
This is where the problems arose. He loved half of my book but loathed the other half. After some discussion and some deep thinking, it was decided that half of the book needed to get destroyed and redone with a new theme. While I love the new ideas and overall theme for the book, I find myself never wanting to write. I feel like all the hard work I've done before is just gone and what if it happens again and again. My head just hurts thinking about it.
So I guess my question, is how do you keep writing after you've had to basically kill a large portion of your book?
This is where the problems arose. He loved half of my book but loathed the other half. After some discussion and some deep thinking, it was decided that half of the book needed to get destroyed and redone with a new theme. While I love the new ideas and overall theme for the book, I find myself never wanting to write. I feel like all the hard work I've done before is just gone and what if it happens again and again. My head just hurts thinking about it.
So I guess my question, is how do you keep writing after you've had to basically kill a large portion of your book?