Stupid Brain.

[mmerriam]

I've reached that horrible point in the novel where I'm pretty sure it all sucks.

I have this irrational urge to delete everything I've ever written and get a job asking people if they'd like fries with their order.

I fear that if I finish this train wreck of a novel and hand it off to my readers, they will look at me sadly and say, "It's nice," and what they will really mean to say is: "This is the most horrible piece of twaddle I've ever had the misfortune to encounter, and I lament the hours wasted reading it, and in fact, I'm afraid I'm going to have to re-think our friendship."

I know that this too shall pass, but it makes it hard for me get any work done.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Every writer is different, yadda yadda, but when I hit that point it's a warning to me to put it away until I get curious about it again. Almost always if I do that, I pull it out aftre the cool off period and fall in love with again. (And usually see where i think I went wrong.)

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

That's good advice! I might go polish some short stories I have lying around.