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7913831 No.7913831 [Reply] [Original]

>write a page
>reread it
>it's terrible
>edit it
>reread it
>it's still terrible
>write it again
>it's worse than before
>try to recreate the first draft
>it's somehow worse than ever
>skip the page entirely

>> No.7913846

>>7913831
kill yourself

>> No.7913854

You have to read tons and tons of shit, different styles, authors, eras, and experiment with all of them until you find a voice that doesn't feel douchey to you.

Eventually you'll have this gay moment of "hey, a combination of writing extremely short stories, beginning in medias res, written in a style ripped off from my 3rd favorite author with these three extra distinct quirks, and based on this core set of ideas I find interesting enough to extemporize on, actually allows me to write something that feels authentic!" Except that whole thought won't be conscious, it'll just be a feeling.

It takes a long fucking time. It's like the #1 reason writing is so hard for most people these days.

>> No.7913864

>>7913831
dumb feels poster

>> No.7914329
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7914329

>>7913831

>145 pages into your novel
>realize the fundamental concept behind the story is flawed

>> No.7914815

>>7914329
Roll with it anyway, or have everything blow up in their faces