Serious blog is serious · 12:50am Feb 18th, 2015
Hi guys(and girls[and genders of all variants]).
I've been trying to figure out how to phrase this, but they say a picture's worth a thousand words(which seems to be the limit of what I can push myself to write nowadays):
This is me
Bored.
But it's not just any kind of boredom. It's like a disease of boredom has descended itself upon me and infected my being with its dullness. I've just felt so bluh recently that all that can hold my attention is one thousand word crack ideas.
I'm 30k into a fic that I just can't bring myself to write the next chapter of, which is a fourquel. I have ideas in my head leading up to the beginning of a sixquel for that. Last chapter was published in July.
Hey, guys, you remember The Perfect Day? That 5k long AU fic that I wrote that opened up a whole new world of exploration that I myself was interested in? I can't really find the energy to continue it, even though I have it all mapped out in my head.
I'm supposed to write a sequel to Ave Sonata at some point, too. Who knows when that'll happen.
Like, it's not even like I feel bad. I'm just in a constant state of eh and writing seems to be all I can do to slightly lift me out of the eh. I like writing, I really do. I may even go far as to say writing is my waifu.
But it just won't hold my attention any more like it used to, and that rustles my jimmies.
I'd love to be able to write another Twilight's Big (Penis) Problem—5k words in 4 days. I have all these ideas involving the Dazzlings that my body seems to be preventing me from writing even though I know that the payoff would be well worth the effort. Hell, I have a sequel idea for Kindred Spirits.
I don't really know how to explain it other than I don't want to do what I want to do, if that makes any sense, guys(girls[other genders]), and it's really bothering me.
I wish I knew what to tell you man. I know the feeling of abandoning bigger and longer ideas in favor of oneshots, but I don't know about the boredom. All I can suggest is advice you gave me a while ago. If you want to write it, really want it to continue, then sit down and start typing and see what happens after a couple hundred. You may be surprised.
I know what you're feeling; it's called burnout. The early stages, to be exact. Where everything feels meh and bringing yourself to write (or be productive in general) is like pulling teeth.
The solution that I've found? Recharge your batteries. Spend a few days, or even a week or two, doing something else you enjoy that's not related to writing. Video games, Netflix, playing the tuba, becoming the world boomerang champion, sniffing Madonna's used underwear—whatever makes you happy, go out there and do it for a bit.
Remember that you're not obligated to write anything. As much as I tease you about an Ave Sonata sequel, you don't have to write one if you don't want to. You don't have to write anything that you do not truly enjoy and want to write. Don't write for others. That path leads only to misery in the end.
We'll all be here for you when you get back. Now, go take a break, you nut.
What 2806119 said. You need to refill your creative juices. Go do something nonpony for a bit. You'll be amazed at how quickly the ideas will come when you're not focused on them.
Not alone, Majin, not alone. I'm ready to start part two of my trilogy, this one staring the Dazzlings as the antagonists who are my favorite villains of all time, and I can't even write my third paragraph in it. I mean, the ponies of Equestria are gonna be fighting my own take on Equestria's GOD. Can, can you imagine!? What part of that does not sound awesome. But nope, I'm lazy, and I never decide to get on it.
2806119 beat us all to it. So just read it again.
And pat yourself on the back, cause congrats! You're totes a real writer now! I'm in my recharge period right this second, with no less than five EQG fics sitting between 30%-60% completion. Expect this exact thing to happen, periodically, FOREVER.
Now go play.
I'm right there with you. I think that, like Bad_Seed_72 said, it's burnout. I'm in the throes of it myself. You want to write, but don't feel like it. I even get the lack of energy to write longer fics. Somehow, it just doesn't feel like it's worth the effort. And just like Seed said, try doing something else for a bit. Something that occupies you enough to not think about all this for a while.
All I can say is that I hope you can get back into the groove and write more of what you want to get done, even if for no other's sake but your own. If you need a break, take it. We'll be here when you get back.
You can try some of that dank kush! (Half-serious; trying edibles seems to have put me on the path to kick-starting a few projects of my own. You never know. Just make sure you've considered all the pros and cons.)
Some of the other advice in this thread is helpful as well. You definitely wanna go on a bit of a spirit journey through life and art. Take walks, hang with friends (you're better off than me if you have any), watch mad anime and shit, play vidya, yadda yadda. Fashion. Tumblr. Cool stuff. Listen to new music--genres you've never tapped into before. Maybe some nasheeds? Death Grips? Paco de Lucia? Boards of Canada? Kanye West? Etc. Lemme know if you want me to link you some youtube videos to start you on your journey.
Eat. Digest. Repeat, until you're ready to regurgitate. When you're ready, Fimfiction will be here with the bucket. Now go! Let the legend come back to life.
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Pretty much what Bad said, dude. You've been pumping out stories like crazy, especially in the past couple of days. Take a few off and just chill, man. Hell, maybe just do a couple read only days so you can just have some fun, whatever floats your boat.
Then come back and steal all the evens. Only the odds will remain! :V
Just distract yourself with something else, then get back to it when you're less bored. I recommend video games, if you don't have any you want to play maybe try a flash game. I recommend Kingdom Rush or Strike Force Heroes. Try those sometime even if you have something else you can distract yourself from the boredom with, actually. They're really fun.
I dunno why you're so meh, if I was a horse goddess, I'd be a lot less meh than you are.
Sorry I didn't have anything serious to say, the joke was to strong for me not to comment though.
I am sorry about the mehness though. Maybe just take a break for a bit until you can't NOT write anymore? Maybe that'll fix it.
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...could it really be that simple? That I'm just burning myself out?
Honestly, the thought hadn't occurred to me. And here I was going to spiral off into impotent blah.
Thanks, guys. You're the best. I think I'm going to take some time off from writing.