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The annoyances of writing...

• Okan-Zeeus

  

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  December 23, 2014

  Time to blow off some steam. I write. I love writing. But sometimes, writing gets on my nerves.

  By far, the biggest thing I hate: writing is is a presentation of my ideas on a stupidly huge time delay. It's like, "Oh hey! Remember that awesome scene you thought about several months ago that you still haven't written yet? Yeah, have fun actually getting to that part."

  Sure, writing helps with the presentation of ideas and sharpens rough edges, but the thoughts bottle up in my head, slowly building pressure. Writing them is the only way to find release, but it happens SO.... SLOWLY... I just want to take my ideas, put them in a box and give it to people so that I don't have to spend months trying to share a ten-minute thought that I've already mulled over DOZENS OF TIMES. 

  I mean, just... GAH!!! IT DRIVES ME NUTS. 

  What about you? Any pet peeves or gripes about writing? Better yet, lighten the mood. What do you enjoy about writing? Share your thoughts.

  Time to blow off some steam. I write. I love writing. But sometimes, writing gets on my nerves.

  By far, the biggest thing I hate: writing is is a presentation of my ideas on a stupidly huge time delay. It's like, "Oh hey! Remember that awesome scene you thought about several months ago that you still haven't written yet? Yeah, have fun actually getting to that part."

  Sure, writing helps with the presentation of ideas and sharpens rough edges, but the thoughts bottle up in my head, slowly building pressure. Writing them is the only way to find release, but it happens SO.... SLOWLY... I just want to take my ideas, put them in a box and give it to people so that I don't have to spend months trying to share a ten-minute thought that I've already mulled over DOZENS OF TIMES. 

  I mean, just... GAH!!! IT DRIVES ME NUTS. 

  What about you? Any pet peeves or gripes about writing? Better yet, lighten the mood. What do you enjoy about writing? Share your thoughts.

• Premier Eden

  

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  December 23, 2014

  I'm having the exact same problem with the thinking up of scenes... I feel your pain

  I'm having the exact same problem with the thinking up of scenes... I feel your pain

• Borommakot

  

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  December 23, 2014

  I know your pain, man. I saved a blog draft of just ideas for blogs and builds. The trouble is getting to them while you're still excited about the idea(easier done with builds than straight fiction).

  I know your pain, man. I saved a blog draft of just ideas for blogs and builds. The trouble is getting to them while you're still excited about the idea(easier done with builds than straight fiction).
• Golden Fool

  

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  December 23, 2014

  For me I can be really excited by an idea I've had, the trouble for me is managing to find the right way to get them down on paper. At times I've had an idea in mind and I just can't find a way to get it down on paper the same as it is in my mind.

  For me I can be really excited by an idea I've had, the trouble for me is managing to find the right way to get them down on paper. At times I've had an idea in mind and I just can't find a way to get it down on paper the same as it is in my mind.

• Premier Eden

  

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  December 23, 2014

  ^this

  ^this

• Soneca the Exiled

  

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  December 23, 2014

  XD

  Been like that for the past few months, sorry to the people who still actually read my blog :P

  XD

  Been like that for the past few months, sorry to the people who still actually read my blog :P

• Morthevin

  

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  December 24, 2014

  I occasionally forget that you were initially a writer... now I just view you as a roleplayer and a GM. XD

  I occasionally forget that you were initially a writer... now I just view you as a roleplayer and a GM. XD
• Morthevin

  

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  December 24, 2014

  When writing, I often hit roadblocks, then I go to sleep and forget about the writing, then go back to it and hit another roadblock. It drives me nuts.

  When writing, I often hit roadblocks, then I go to sleep and forget about the writing, then go back to it and hit another roadblock. It drives me nuts.
• Morthevin

  

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  December 24, 2014

  It's often like drawing a picture - you know EXACTLY where everything is going to go, but you can NEVER actually do it properly...

  It's often like drawing a picture - you know EXACTLY where everything is going to go, but you can NEVER actually do it properly...
• adds-many-comments

  

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  December 28, 2014

  Ah! I get that as well. I hate getting all these great ideas in my head, I sit down pen in hand but... I just can't put it on paper. I can't lay it out write or anything or just cant project my ideas. It's why I don't write anymore, I just read. Also, I suck at spelling.

  Ah! I get that as well. I hate getting all these great ideas in my head, I sit down pen in hand but... I just can't put it on paper. I can't lay it out write or anything or just cant project my ideas. It's why I don't write anymore, I just read. Also, I suck at spelling.