Well, kind of.
I know what my next story is going to be! Most of y’all know that I haven’t been writing AT ALL recently. I think I last put words to paper in May…of 2014. Yikes. This has been a long time coming. So now you’re probably wondering what I plan on writing, right?
Welp. I’m going with my original idea. But I bet YOU weren’t around when I wrote posts all about it last year. Except I’m going to work on Andrew a bit. I want potential readers to think of him as more than just a PI.
I’ll have three days off this week. Who knows? Maybe I’ll get started.
What’s the longest you’ve gone without writing? I’m nearing the two year mark.
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I think my longest was a year. And I believe that was during grad school some time. Or just after when I was thrust into the world of a full-time job, then a couple part time jobs. I just didn’t have time for much besides work and a very little bit of sleep. I don’t regret that year off. I was able to read more and hone my idea of how a good story is crafted, so I think it was good to take the break.
I’m excited to see where you’ll go with this!
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I actually think the time away from writing is ultimately going to help me. I hope so. I’m sure it’ll be difficult to find time to write, but I think I’ll be able to figure out a nice balance between reading, writing, sleeping, and working.
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You can do it. We all find a way somehow.
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Ooh! I’m excited!
The last time I wrote was the end of November where I had to submit a short story for a competition the next day. It was one of the most crappiest things I’d ever written. I had fun thinking about it but execution was terrible.
I haven’t blogged in more than a week and I’m itching!
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That isn’t too long, thankfully. I’ve never entered any kind of competition. Only the ginormous Amazon one that got discontinued and replaced. But nothing else. And you gotta step up your blogging game. 😂
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I know 😀
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BTW, how are you getting snowfall on your blog?? O.o
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It’s a setting. ❄
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Five years. I thought I would quit writing forever in 2010. I eventually started writing again when I started my blog in February of this year.
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Well hopefully there’s a lot note writing ahead. 😊
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A lot more* whoops.
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Yes for sure! Keep going too!
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I’ll try!
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twelve years. give or take. lol
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Whoa. Can I ask what happened? That’s a long time.
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I sold a short story to a director who wanted to make a film short from it. The film never got made. It was sort of a sad wake up call that even if I was really good, even if I got the right people’s attention, even if I sold a piece of work, that didn’t mean it would ever amount to anything. Took along time for me to change, to write for other reasons.
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Oh wow. That would be so exciting and then probably a little depressing once you realize nothing would come of it.
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Fantastic! Pleased for you, John – having an idea you’re excited about is a great feeling.
Since I’ve been writing as an adult, I had a six month break after writing the first draft of my YA book – I just thought it was awful, and I was right!
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Yes. But I haven’t actually started writing again just yet. But I at least know what I’ll be working on. I think a six month break after a first draft isn’t so bad. Maybe work on other things or not, but you’d have a chance to get away from the work and to come back with a more unbiased approach. Of course, it’s different if you’re working on a strict deadline from an editor or publisher.
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I went from 2004 to 2008 and then between there I stopped and started a lot. I would write for a short time then give up due to lack of confidence. I’ve decided not to let that drag me down any more.
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Oh wow. I’m not sure how come I haven’t. I just haven’t felt motivated or like I had w decent story idea. Good to know you found your confidence again. 😊
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Well, I had some bad experiences with being unready for my Creative Writing program in college, so I didn’t write from the end of it in December 2006 to August 2008. Definitely glad I started again, and congrats for getting back in the groove!
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That’s about how long it’s been for me, I think. And I haven’t actually started writing again just yet. But I at least know what I’m going to be writing once I do. So thanks!
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I was very sporadic during college. I think I went 1-2 years with no writing at all for awhile. I was overwhelmingly swamped with schoolwork that I couldn’t find any time to do it aside from a couple creative writing courses I took which forced me to write shorts. I also managed to win NaNoWriMo in my senior year, but then I scrapped most of it because it wasn’t very good (I don’t blame NaNo for that – I blame the fact that I basically went 4 years without writing and I utterly lost my writing voice. I could have written it over one month or six months and it still would have been awful.)
I hope you find that spark again and enjoy your next work in progress, though 🙂 I always get very excited by the prospect of a new project, personally.
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Hm. I actually didn’t write anything outside of papers in college. I had plenty of them (maybe 30-35) in three years, but nothing creative. I still need to get started again. But I will. Soon. So thanks! 😊
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