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jadesfireSo, yesterday was An Bad Day. Today is shaping up a little better, which is ironic considering I got 2 hours less sleep and can't sit comfortably on my work chair. Both my lower back and my hip are hurting, and every time I adjust for one, it sets off the other. Note to self: hot bath tonight, but be careful not to poach yourself again.
Otherwise, my life is exceedingly dull and I kind of like it that way. I'm up to date on my work, a supplier is taking me, my boss and a colleague out to lunch today, it's sunny and I have another free weekend. My three current projects are only a few hours away from completion each, which means they now look like I've actually *made* something, and I've got pretty things coming from eBay to make more.
I've spent a fair amount of time this week a)moping and b)convincing myself that I'll never write anything decent again. Then I got a few comments on my stories, and egoist that I am, I went back and read them. Sometimes reading what I consider to be my best stories just depresses me, but this time, reading 3 of them in quick succession, I managed to figure out what made them successful, which in turn told me why I hated the way I was writing what I'm working on right now. Combined with some inspiration fromfan_eunice, I just opened up a Googledoc and started writing. 1000 words (in half an hour - go me \o/) later, I'm still happy with the story and am pretty convinced it's going to be worth the writing. Most encouragingly, I have no impulse to show it to anyone until its done. I'm learning that if I need reassurance before the end, then I'm not happy with it. My Googledocs account is littered with failed drafts which prove this. If I have to ask, then it's not good enough. It may read okay, but it's not going anywhere, and best just to abandon it and try something else. Hopefully, this one will stick!
Hope everyone has a more comfortable day that mine is going to be! Everyone got exciting plans for the weekend?
Otherwise, my life is exceedingly dull and I kind of like it that way. I'm up to date on my work, a supplier is taking me, my boss and a colleague out to lunch today, it's sunny and I have another free weekend. My three current projects are only a few hours away from completion each, which means they now look like I've actually *made* something, and I've got pretty things coming from eBay to make more.
I've spent a fair amount of time this week a)moping and b)convincing myself that I'll never write anything decent again. Then I got a few comments on my stories, and egoist that I am, I went back and read them. Sometimes reading what I consider to be my best stories just depresses me, but this time, reading 3 of them in quick succession, I managed to figure out what made them successful, which in turn told me why I hated the way I was writing what I'm working on right now. Combined with some inspiration from
fan_eunice, I just opened up a Googledoc and started writing. 1000 words (in half an hour - go me \o/) later, I'm still happy with the story and am pretty convinced it's going to be worth the writing. Most encouragingly, I have no impulse to show it to anyone until its done. I'm learning that if I need reassurance before the end, then I'm not happy with it. My Googledocs account is littered with failed drafts which prove this. If I have to ask, then it's not good enough. It may read okay, but it's not going anywhere, and best just to abandon it and try something else. Hopefully, this one will stick!Hope everyone has a more comfortable day that mine is going to be! Everyone got exciting plans for the weekend?