TRUE CONFESSIONS!
We all love discussing the creative process. The parts of the journey that make us sit back and smile with contentment, thankful to have another day behind the keyboard (or the art project, the sewing machine, what-have-you.)
But today I want to get down to the nitty-gritty.
It recently occurred to me how much I loathe one certain thing, and if I could ever get over it I'd be soooooo grateful. Ready for this?
I LOATHE having to write the ENTIRE book, craft the synopsis and proposal, and THEN get rejected. I long for the day I can write a proposal and three chapters and get rejected off that. LOL!!!
Now it's your turn. What part of the process really TURNS YOU OFF? C'mon people--true confessions!
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Revisions!! I don't mean the line edits or the "hey, this really would be better if you tweaked this angle" kind of stuff, that's fun and makes the book really shine. I'm talking about the revisions that make rewrite and rewrite and rewrite you wonder if this is even your original plot anymore! lol But its all part of it! Editors really do know what they're doing ;)
To me, I think of writers' block as part of the process. Something, an idea, plot point, characterization, needs working out and I might not instantly have the answer. So when it feels like the words aren't there, though it's just my thoughts working through something, well, that part isn't my fave!
I haven't gotten far enough in the process to know for sure, but I would certainly agree with Betsy's point. I mean editing is one thing, but when it starts becoming what somebody else wants and loses my original vision then I would get frustrated.
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REJECTIONS! Yes, I hate them. Mostly because they peel a little of my flesh off with them. Ouch.
First drafts!
The writer's doubt that assails from every side from time to time. When I'm convinced I'm writing dreck, that THIS book will surely sink my career.
Finishing the book, getting the rejection explaining why and instantly understanding why it was rejected! If only I could have known BEFORE I wrote the book!
The focus on the $$ sign. Sales. Some days I feel like it's all about the money.
Sigh.
patti
I so dislike writing the synopsis. If I could do all the other parts without having to write the synopsis I'd be one happy girl.
For me it's the feeling that it's never good enough. And thinking of how much more work must be done on it until the story almost seems irrelevent anymore. I love the excitement of the first and second drafts, but after that it gets monotonous. Major spelling errors in here i'm sure. Sorry!
These are all great answers! Amazing how each of us has something that just sticks us, and yet we persevere. Sometimes I think God has used this writing "thing" to work out my personal character issues, rather than doing it for the writing itself. Does that make sense? I'm only on my 2nd cup of coffee ;)
I agree! I hate wasting YEARS on my life on one WIP only to have it rejected even after I rewrote it per editors' suggestions. Last I looked I spent three years on one WIP from concept to second round rejection! Three years gone! I'm still hoping those years weren't all wasted. I'm with you on writing three chapters and getting a contract. A girl can dream, can't she?
I've been assured that none of the time is wasted--after all we are learning and improving, yes?
It's the deciding of what to write, trying to guess what will work, what people will buy, what agents will like, and match that to my passions. Ugh.
I don't mind the work. It's the guessing that chafes.
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