Twisted · 9:12pm Mar 11th, 2020
I have bad news and...Well I have bad news.
I'm pretty sure I have completely lost my spark. I don't know where it went wrong, but I just can't find it in me to continue writing anymore. I want to, I really do. But those rare moments where I actually have the time I end up staring at blankly at the screen like an idiot for hours and nothing gets done. Consistency with my posts has been hectic in the last year and a half, but it looks like no one's going to be seeing much from me in terms of story-telling for the time being. I'm hoping this is only temporary, but I don't know. As a result of this development, I have shut down my Patreon page. I was debating deleting my discord server, but I've decided against it. (You all can thank Flux for that) ...Gonna go ahead and shut up now. Take a few minutes to myself to really soak this all in.
My only suggestion, dear sir, would be to try writing something else.
Original, or fanfiction of other franchise. See where that takes you.
I'm in the same boat - and yet, I am slowly using the pick at the stone at writing something else. Maybe the brain's tired and bored? Lack of discipline? I'm not certain, but both have certain truths in them.
I wish you the best, dear sir.
i know some authors that have gone through the same thing and the only real advice i could give is to take a break from it all for a while to refresh yourself from burnout, i wish you luck.
Hey, sorry man, I know you've had a hard time. I hope things get better for you! No one can blame you for taking time off.
Twisty, ol boy, I've been there. I'm not sure what makes up this particular block, but for me in the past it was struggling to find something poignant and relative to the depth of what i was writing. Somewhere between the extreme stress of my life and my mind feeling like i just couldn't readjust to the energy or intensity of what i created, i got the blank mind syndrome too, it's an unholy bitch, and it keeps getting worse if you feel like your weighted down by the expectation of others.
So... I got a few ideas to throw at you that helped me.
Instead of forcing yourself to get stuck in what you think should be the next action for your character, play around with it. Does Rusty really need to shut down in one way? Do you think celly could be an option for him to wanna visit? Or big Mac, get that family vibe back from granny and some advice in being so lost. Rusty needs guidance, and something to fight for, as he's cresting this wave in the roller coaster ride.
Now, besides having creative alternatives to a complicated scenario, get on your people! There's tons of open minded playful fucks like me to share ideas with and bounce ideas around with.
Remember, do what feels good to your heart... Hell, make a April fool's chapter if you like, or a Discords perspective as the god of chaos looks on from an interdimentional window. Have fun, fuck with it and remember why it gave you joy! That's the fucking hammer that breaks the bitch block, eagerness, passion. The energy to say fuck it and do anything overwhelms the pressure and anxiety. You could do some alternate reality oneshots to mess around with, or something else entirely.
Joy is only eclipsed when you forget what makes it exist.
Do what you feel is best for you. The moment you start to write for others, rather than yourself, is the moment it loses it's meaning.