tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post5931084480138935321..comments2024-03-14T17:46:16.424-07:00Comments on Courtney Rene: Giving up?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-15139716434912562242011-01-18T04:31:48.918-08:002011-01-18T04:31:48.918-08:00Sometimes when I get in this situation and don'...Sometimes when I get in this situation and don't want to give up on the story, I open a blank document and start all over. Rewrite it. Sometimes a fresh screen helps you figure out a new way to approach the story and make it better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-5599112058087886142011-01-17T18:03:15.368-08:002011-01-17T18:03:15.368-08:00I think it depends . . .
I like to think I stick ...I think it depends . . .<br /><br />I like to think I stick things out, but if I find that something is using up time I should be spending elsewhere, or money I don't have, then yes, I'll chuck it and run.<br /><br />On the other hand . . with writing, it is often worth putting it off and coming back with fresh perspective. <br /><br />Or just beginning over again. A new page holds innumerable opportunities.<br /><br />- Lauren<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ladaisi.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ladaisi Blog</a>ladaisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348955254558187266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-16975311458631632832011-01-17T14:28:58.515-08:002011-01-17T14:28:58.515-08:00Couldn't help but notice that you posted this ...Couldn't help but notice that you posted this inquiry at 5AM or something, either that so early it's scary, or so late it's scarier. <br />Just an observation.. <br />I make few good decisions after 3AM or before 7AM. 5 is my witching hour when this night owl should be dead.Shane Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418493371266836659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-24980335166492203452011-01-17T10:39:46.704-08:002011-01-17T10:39:46.704-08:00It isn't giving up to know that a story line i...It isn't giving up to know that a story line is not working. It's smart to recognize that fact, and to quit while you're ahead. There are many writers who do that...begin something they are excited about at the beginning, get halfway through, and realize that the story arc is wrong, the characters are real, the conflict isn't really a conflict, or whatever. You can keep working on it for the next year, and never be satisfied with it, so what is the point? In the meantime, you've let go other projects that you could have made good headway with.<br /><br />I don't consider it quitting to put something in a drawer and forget about it. I don't consider it quitting when you are so frustrated that nothing is making sense. I don't consider it quitting when you are realistic enough to know that something is seriously wrong with the story, and at the moment, you can't figure out what it is. That's not quitting, Courtney, that's just using good sense.<br /><br />Put it away, and forget about it. Totally. Get busy on something else, something that works or that you can see is beginning to work. We all have enough frustration in our "real" lives, so to let a story line create more for us is just not smart thinking.<br /><br />If the story is meant to be...seriously...it will be. Whatever is wrong, or not working, will be fixed. It might come to you in the middle of the night, or in the middle of writing some other story, or whatever, but you will eventually know how to make the story work. And if you don't...so what? It's just a story...you have many more stories in you, many more ideas to bring to completion, so don't worry about it. Put it away, Courtney. It's not quitting, it's using good sense.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-75080025006881371192011-01-17T09:42:08.675-08:002011-01-17T09:42:08.675-08:00Oh, I give it up! But I should add that, quite oft...Oh, I give it up! But I should add that, quite often, I give it up in order to start over again--same premise or story problem, maybe even the same MC, but plugged into a different story.<br /><br />(This may just be a different way of saying what Cat has said! ;-D )ColoradoKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346665245349520215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-91033277618376738052011-01-17T08:23:03.595-08:002011-01-17T08:23:03.595-08:00I sort of agree with both Legacy and Carrie. Set i...I sort of agree with both Legacy and Carrie. Set it aside, and work on something that is easier for you. Come back to it later, and see if there's a core element you love and get rid of everything you hate. Leave it again to baste, and work on something else. Get your mind off it. Come back, and put the story back together, and see if you still like it. Repeat as necessary.<br /><br />Me, I try to never put a story in a drawer and never work on it. I always want any thing that I dream up to make it out into the world. I admit, though, sometimes it turns out much differently than I anticipated, but at least it's the same germ of story I wanted to share.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293316104653990391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-18383926945261504202011-01-17T07:48:26.570-08:002011-01-17T07:48:26.570-08:00Hmmm, I can feel your agony. I used to give up on ...Hmmm, I can feel your agony. I used to give up on stories a lot. Now, I don't allow myself to, because it is a slippery slope. Are you in the first draft or revising?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-70875986645744386222011-01-17T07:46:19.319-08:002011-01-17T07:46:19.319-08:00Personally, I'd say goodbye and forget about i...Personally, I'd say goodbye and forget about it. Think about what aspects were bugging you, what didn't work, and move onto something else that grabs ya. It's part of the process. Nothing lost. I wouldn't call it quitting at all. As long as you are still writing and working towards a main goal.CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-60988522880125439642011-01-17T07:31:27.946-08:002011-01-17T07:31:27.946-08:00If its taking away from all your other projects in...If its taking away from all your other projects in writing my advise is to put it to the side for now and go back to it later. Don't give up just give it a rest and work on something else.Legacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343101646022212019noreply@blogger.com