after a season of false starts
Jan. 25th, 2022 12:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madeoutcreekso 2021 was pretty dismal, but i started writing recreationally again for the first time in years. some things i've learned (or relearned) so far:
- show, don't tell! less is more! it is. i hate writing unnecessary filler bits
- writing about emotions in a truthful, personal manner is extremely complicated
- patience and concentration are virtues i simply do not possess yet
- forcing yourself to write doesn't really work
- overthinking about writing doesn't really work either
- writing for fun can still be stressful lmao
i'm too forgetful to make a complete writing reflection post. like any profound thought that crosses my mind has a shelf life of maybe 30 minutes so i usually come up short when i finally sit down and get to writing things like this. i'm late but i finally have some tentative goals for 2022 i think!
- actually write my ideas (and not get discouraged so easily) not to toot my own here but i am sooooo good at coming up with things i can't write. it's a mix of insecurity and school and inattentiveness that makes me pick up and drop ideas so quickly but, like, i am fucking sick of it! honestly i need to reorganize myself so i can actually write what i want but that's a story for another day. the main wips i want to write bc i think they'll be good challenges for me: soonboo + boy problems by crj, gyuhan small town sirens, knight seok + cursed monster yjh, 96z urban fantasy, a really fun and fresh boogyu fwb to lovers. i know none of this makes sense but yeah i have collected so much info and notes about these ideas specifically. my notesapp is a mess
- talk about my writing more idk i just get so embarrassed talking about myself sometimes... which is not fun or good. so i hope that stops lol
- not write songfics my inability to write smth without connecting it to a song. so embarrassing but now i feel the urge to base things on movies which is kind of reinventing the problem el oh el...
- write as many mingyu ships as possible, because i'm crazy
- one seokgyu longfic (like, 10k) literally just one i have 2 main seokgyu fic ideas that i desperately need to write, which is my seokgyu childhood friends to enemies to strangers to friends to lovers idea and then my deranged star wars/stormpilot seokgyu idea. both of which have extensive notes! at the end of the day, i'm a virgo! but yeah i want these to be on the longer end
- self-indulgent crossover fic (re: seokjae, gyukook, seungkai) bc why not. also i can see myself writing nonsvt fic in 2022 as well
- i also have a list of rarepairs and triangulations i want to at least address once in fic so let's see how that turns out
- allowing myself intentional reflection/grace periods instead of just burning out and being in a weird state until i get writing again
i don't think i'll be too upset if i don't follow through with these goals mostly because i'm a serial flake and this is meant to be a hobby but yeah! i want to be less self-critical and needy and i want to learn how to enjoy the processes of things more. overall i hope to read more books and articles and improve the technical aspect of my writing more, maybe that will pour over into my silly little fics haha
anyways, here's to a brand new year! :]
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Date: 2022-01-25 10:14 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-01-26 12:31 am (UTC)also im starting a star wars rewatch so the seokgyu stormpilot one is so very intruiging. gosh this looks so fun happy (belated) 2022 to u!!!
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Date: 2022-01-26 06:06 am (UTC)and re: stormpilot seokgyu this one's been lurking in the recesses of my brain for quite some time but i think i just need to get on it and start writing T___T thanks for this sweet comment it rly made my day
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Date: 2022-01-28 12:09 am (UTC)