The character development of the writer · 5:54pm May 20th, 2023
Step 1: Start writing. "This is gonna be the best thing ever!" You think to yourself. "A magnum opus right out of the gate!"
Step 2: Write only a third or so of the darn thing before losing interest/getting caught up in life.
Step 3: Start writing again a couple years later, now older and wiser (?) and with more knowledge/experience of how to write.
Step 4: Decide to take a look back at your old work.
Step 5: Cringe.
And that's the story of my writing life.
I can't even manage Step 1 half the time.
I'm currently on Step 2.