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 Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:49 pm
I have what is appropriately known to me as the Burnout Syndrome. I wrote this long story about a few years back that recieved a lot of views. 121. It was my first story and it was awful. I made it up as I went along and it had grammar mistake, spelling mistake, plot holes big enough to drive a truck through. I abandoned the story, but not the characters.
I had to move on to other better and more well-thought ideas. But everytime I try a new idea, everyone frowns at it and it's just never going to be good enough as my frist work. I never thought it possible. I get worse as I move on and try to get better. I don't know what to do.
Recently I broke out of it and created a good story, Hell's Bells that all my friends like. But on the side, I'm also working on anotehr script for a novel. (I write scripts and then convert it into novels. It's my way of plotting and getting to know the characters.) I showed the script to my friends today and they were all, 'Meh."
I create something great first and then afterwards, I lose my spice. I don't know why. Any ideas?
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:08 pm
Sometimes you need to push through the burnout to get back to the great. I really can't provide a long explanation of how to do that since it depends on the person but if you can do that and at least force the not so great down on paper then you can go back over it later when refreshed and revise it to death until you like it and can add in whatever it needs to give it that 'spice'. Personally, my roughs never look anything like my finals sweatdrop
But on another note, it sounds like you put too much stock in what your friends say, If you have a new story idea then just write it. Stifling the creative juices is not any good for authors. If they don’t like it then don’t show it to them. But if you really need the feedback I encourage people who don’t know you personally. It's less disheartening to hear it from an icon and wont, again, lead you to a burned out enthusiasm.
I hope this is what you were looking for xp
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:22 pm
omg i have the same problem I put a fanfic on the main fanfic thing of gaia I worked hard on it (months) and it was my first one and i only got one post and it said my grammer hurts her head now when i try to write a other I think of that the get depressed a give up( Slag it!
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