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Re: Getting frustrated writing long fic

[(Anonymous)]

I feel you, anon.

Currently halfway through a sequel to (what was supposed to be) a short "hit-and-run" one-shot. You know... the kind where horrible life-altering things happen to the characters? Yeah, one of my readers convinced me to write a sequel to that, because "But what happens next????" and I swear, I am never going to allow myself to fall into this trap again! The subject matter is sooooo emotionally draining, especially since I've gone for the most realistic approach.

Ugh. I'm just so tired of looking at it and thinking about it. I have a rough draft of over 20,000 words written for the final 4 chapters, but I think about all the edits I need to make and scenes that still need to be written and I feel so hopeless.

Also, rant time: I spend a long time working on each chapter, but barely get any comments in response (even though I know I have at least 300 regular readers). Ugh. I always feel depressed after I post a new chapter because of this.

(I also have lost interest in the show too, tbh, and I think a lot of others have also, if the slow-down of fic is any indication. But I hate to leave it unfinished....)

Re: Getting frustrated writing long fic

[(Anonymous)]

Hopefully things will pick up again around the holidays, and when Jessica Jones releases!

Re: Getting frustrated writing long fic

[(Anonymous)]

There's nothing wrong with taking a break from writing. If you've already got 20,000 words written for your final chapter, I'd say you've already done most of the heavy lifting already. Step away from it for a while and come back to it with fresh eyes. Remember why you started writing the story in the first place.