Monday, January 18, 2010

THE TRUTH(behind why I don't produce 50 pages a week)

Writing is hard for me, as I said before, I'm technical but what makes matters worse is that I'm also a perfectionist, well at least when it comes to writing. I have a hard time finishing sentences unless I'm completely happy with the product. This is also a reason I don't have nearly as hard a time editing as I do actually writing anything, I'm normally so happy with what I have initially that I don't have to add much else. But honestly it takes me a while to eek out scenes, if I get an entire scene done in one day it's a fucking miracle. I'm hoping to curb this little discipline problem as I get older...(not putting it off I swear) but for now I'm trying to do what I can...I mean 52 pages over a month and a half isn't bad...but the worst part, what fucks me over and slows me down...more than manga, comics, anime, videogames, more manga, and that beautiful girlfriend of mine...THE PHONE. As a product of my generation and surroundings, I made two of my best friends on the internet and the other two live across the country...so a huge part of my emotional and social development happened over the phone...fucking sad right. But I still talk to these friends and my god can they be distracting, it's not their fault I guess, more mine than anyone's but I just get sucked in and I'm stuck and next thing I know I'm so far out of the mood to write that I can't make any fucking progress...it sucks, and I'm going to try and curb that little problem too.

1 comment:

  1. Unfortunately, to alleviate this problem you are going to have to get off the phone...but I have a poem that you might enjoy and explains perfectly what a writer must do, which is not available online. Therefore, be prepared to recieve it via email!!!!

    Mike

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