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Q&A Restarting a Novel

It sounds like you've got just enough motivation to want to do it (or you wouldn't have come here!), but not quite enough to be enthusiastic about it. I never try and be creative when I'm not feeli...

posted 6y ago by Ruadhan2300‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ruadhan2300‭ · 2019-12-08T08:57:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
It sounds like you've got just enough motivation to want to do it (or you wouldn't have come here!), but not quite enough to be enthusiastic about it.  
I never try and be creative when I'm not feeling it. The results are always sub-par and in the worst cases can turn me off a project altogether when simply waiting until I'm in the right mood might produce a better end product.

You're doing this for yourself, just be clear that you actually care enough to want it.

If it's a story you want to tell, but the dressing feels dated or no longer relevant, ask yourself how you can tell the story in a more contemporary fashion, then write that story :)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-30T11:16:22Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 2