Thoughts about writing, and the lack thereof

[valis2]

etrangere had an entry about writing, and it made me think about my own writing, and how I haven't been doing any.

In fact, someone just reviewed the unfinished tLS with, "I am so mad at you!" because I haven't updated.

This has just been a crazy year, between shows and the wedding and stuff. I pushed myself to get out there and sell, and unfortunately, the returns were not great. In fact, they weren't even good, but that's for another entry entirely.

The thing is, this year I've done the least amount of writing since I started the HP fandom. And it's not for lack of ideas--I have stories and plots and characters overflowing in my head. It's just that RL has eaten me whole.

Worst of all, I can't possibly participate in the snupin_santa exchange. I will be moving in December, and if I sign up, it will be disastrous. I'm very sad about this. Very. I've so enjoyed the kick in the pants that is writing for an exchange. However, I have to be realistic. Not only will I be moving an entire apartment's worth of belongings mostly by myself, but I will also be helping to move husband's grandmother out of same house, and I will also have to deal with improving same house before we move in (the carpets are wrecked, it needs painting, etc.) and, if that weren't enough, I will have to deal with the oodles of furniture/items left over because she is going into an independent living facility.

Please don't think I'm ungrateful about having to do this work--said grandmother is the height of generosity for letting us purchase her house at an amazingly reasonable price, and it's a steal. But it is a lot of work, and I won't have time to write.

Even worse, I won't have time to write tLS, which makes me sadder than words can convey. I have the entire ending plotted out, I have oodles of thoughts about where I'm going, and I'm totally geeked--except I don't have the time.

Hopefully when everything dies down after December I'll have a couple weeks to write something before I leave for Arizona. *crosses fingers* It's sad when you have to plan your writing time five months ahead...

Comments

[artystone.livejournal.com]

Deal with what you have to deal with. I stopped writing fic cold when RL intervened. Looking back now, I wonder WHY I spent so much time and energy on something that, while enjoyable, was doomed to fade away in ficarchives obscurity as new canon and new fans with different intersts come and go. It seemed so Important at the time. Now, not so much.

EVENTUALLY I'll pick up the writing again, but it's not going to be fanfic. 90% of my fanfic was based on original characters and removed from the canon setting, I have plans to reclaim some of my own characters, plots and settings and make them work in their own world.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I stopped writing fic cold when RL intervened. Looking back now, I wonder WHY I spent so much time and energy on something that, while enjoyable, was doomed to fade away in ficarchives obscurity as new canon and new fans with different intersts come and go.

You're so right--and with the cannonball blasts of DH, it seems even more like frippery. However, I want the experience of finishing a novel under my belt before I start the next thing, and I'm very much looking forward to finishing it, not only for myself, but for the two fans who are left who are still reading it.

;)

And I do hope you pick up writing again! That would be awesome!

PS: Your cat is not blurreh!

[artystone.livejournal.com]

Ok then how's this one?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Much better, thank you! *giggles*