Today's topic is inspired by the poll. Often times it's difficult to keep a writing project going. Let's discuss, ways of combating this issue.
Today's Topic:
When beginning a project, it feels like you're going at light speed. But after awhile, things can slow down and you can lose interest. Has this ever happened to you? If so, how did you deal with it? Or, if you gave up on a project feel free to tell us why.
My answer: Personally, I am a very vigorous writer. However, I am not immune to this issue which I sometimes refer to as, writer's fatigue. Actually, I hear about it a lot. The start is strong and the ending is clear, but sometimes you just can't keep the story going. Sound familiar. It does to me. I started a romance once. It had a lot of good elements to it. A great setting, solid characters, a feel good kind of aura, but I never finished it. It was important that I identified why I didn't finish so that I could deal with the problem better if it ever came up again. After some thought, I realized that the genre simply didn't appeal to me enough. I am not a romance writer. With no enthusiasm there was no commitment.
Of course there are plenty of other reasons this happens. You can have all the enthusiasm you want and the task can still become stale. But that doesn't mean you have to quit on it. So, here's an idea that helps me out when I feel a slow down coming.
Now What? This is the BIG question that I constantly ask myself as I go through a story. It initiates a sort of scenario debate. The constant analyzing of possible events that could occur keeps my mind open to exciting new routes that I wouldn't have thought about when I first started. One route could change a lot of the overall game plan and we all know how exciting change can be. Furthermore, one route could cascade into another route. Then whole scenes filled with fascinating conflicts could present themselves. Then I want to get to those new scenes. Hoorah! It's alive! It's alive!
That's my answer, now let's hear from you. Comment below and keep an eye on the polls. Your vote could bring up the next topic.
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