ElizabethBean91
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I'm having a little (or perhaps a lot) of difficulty getting my latest chapter written. After a year or so of writing, I believe I have encountered my first bout of writer's block. It isn't a lack of focus or ideas that led to this, but today I discovered the true root of my problem. The constant pursuit of perfection.
When I write, I never simply place down a rough draft and continue on to the story's end. My writing style has a lot to do with finding the perfect word, the perfect flow, and the perfect description as I write. This way writing causes me to hit roadblocks (or writerblocks) when I haven't found the perfect way to proceed. I believe this stems from my fear of creating inadequate or down-right bad writing.
I want my readers to enjoy a story that has been written the way it was meant to be written and I fear writing something that would leave readers with much to be desired. My pursuit of perfection has only led to stagnation as I struggle to gather the proper words...
How do you deal with mental blocks? Have you ever encountered writer's block?
Problem-solving is one of my biggest strengths, but this has been a tough one. I know how I can overcome it, by simply writing imperfectly and enjoying the process. I need to cast away my delusions of perfection and write what I love; because that is exactly what it is, a delusion. There is no perfect word, no perfect sentence, no perfect paragraph or flow. This is all coming to me as I'm writing this.
Writing, much like everything in life, comes with its highs and lows, the good and the bad, triumphs and struggles. I've decided, just as I've been writing this, that I know how I can solve my problem; by sitting down, ignoring distractions for a time, and writing a constant flow of imperfection; that's what editing is for. (This is literally how my mind works, the whole post is stream of consciousness.)
What struggles have you faced as a writer? How have you overcome those struggles?
Thank you for taking the time to read.
When I write, I never simply place down a rough draft and continue on to the story's end. My writing style has a lot to do with finding the perfect word, the perfect flow, and the perfect description as I write. This way writing causes me to hit roadblocks (or writerblocks) when I haven't found the perfect way to proceed. I believe this stems from my fear of creating inadequate or down-right bad writing.
I want my readers to enjoy a story that has been written the way it was meant to be written and I fear writing something that would leave readers with much to be desired. My pursuit of perfection has only led to stagnation as I struggle to gather the proper words...
How do you deal with mental blocks? Have you ever encountered writer's block?
Problem-solving is one of my biggest strengths, but this has been a tough one. I know how I can overcome it, by simply writing imperfectly and enjoying the process. I need to cast away my delusions of perfection and write what I love; because that is exactly what it is, a delusion. There is no perfect word, no perfect sentence, no perfect paragraph or flow. This is all coming to me as I'm writing this.
Writing, much like everything in life, comes with its highs and lows, the good and the bad, triumphs and struggles. I've decided, just as I've been writing this, that I know how I can solve my problem; by sitting down, ignoring distractions for a time, and writing a constant flow of imperfection; that's what editing is for. (This is literally how my mind works, the whole post is stream of consciousness.)
What struggles have you faced as a writer? How have you overcome those struggles?
Thank you for taking the time to read.