I'm not new but it's been 6 years.

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Hi guys, I'm pretty sure i once made an introductory post here before. But after having disconnected from writing a few years ago, I have finally decided to stop letting life beat me down and pick up a pen once again.

These last few months have felt like a chaotic stream of consciousness and at last I feel I am making some head way in bringing an old idea into fruition.
At this point though I do find myself struggling to move forward. I think more than anything though I have fallen more in love with the process of designing my story and less so with the idea of finishing it.
All I can hope to do is knuckle down and "finish the script!"
 

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Best of luck on the story, and welcome back to AW!
 

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Welcome back! Like you, I’ve taken breaks from the forum and writing. It’s always good to jump back in. Best of luck with your project.
 

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Hi guys, I'm pretty sure i once made an introductory post here before. But after having disconnected from writing a few years ago, I have finally decided to stop letting life beat me down and pick up a pen once again.

These last few months have felt like a chaotic stream of consciousness and at last I feel I am making some head way in bringing an old idea into fruition.
At this point though I do find myself struggling to move forward. I think more than anything though I have fallen more in love with the process of designing my story and less so with the idea of finishing it.
All I can hope to do is knuckle down and "finish the script!"

1. Welcome back. I, too, have rejoined the forums after a few years away form both Absolute Write and writing itself.
2. I spent the past 3 years *only* designing stories and collecting imagery (wooo pinterest).
3. All this planning has sparked a fire under my ass and I'm now working on my first novel in a while. Shoot me a PM if you wanna gripe over how hard this is to return to hahah. I'm using the upcoming Nanowrimo to fuel me through the next month or so, then getting an accountability partner
to push through the rest of the year!
 

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Welcome Pylot. That sounds all too familiar! When you first start writing, it's new and fresh, and some of that excitement will carry you through the first few chapters, but then you reach that middle where you're still too far from the end to make that final push, and the initial excitement has worn thin. From there, you have to reach inside to find the strength to keep pushing. It's hard, but so worth it in the end. Best of luck!
 

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I just want say thanks for all the kind words that have been posted here. I am most certainly glad to be back at the writing desk and knowing I have a place to communicate with fellow writers lifts a weight from my shoulders that I didn't know was weighing me down.
I look forward to any future interactions to be had with any of you as time swiftly passes us by.
 

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Welcome back! And congratulations on stopping letting life beat you down. Now go write! :D
 

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Welcome back! Good luck with the story and enjoy the process!
 

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Welcome back! I left for several years myself and recently returned.