Originally Posted by
Thanqol
Okay, so I think I've messed up irrecoverably. All my ideas have collapsed and the words that I have barfed forth isn't anything even vaguely resembling a story at this point. I could keep shoving but I'm sensing the burnout cliff looming and I really don't need that at this exact moment. The writing itself is trending increasingly towards existentialism so I'm going to call it at 50% and go back to the drawing board.
That's not to say this process wasn't valuable! Not only did it teach me a bunch of simple, practical writing habits to get into, it really showed me exactly what sort of planning, specifically, I need to do before I can actually embark on a story like this. I need a whole lot more structure in what I write and, above all, I need to figure out exactly what the theme and message of the story is. I've been radically torn between so many different genres and I think my recent foray into sci-fi really messed me up in particular.
So yeah. I've had to look practicality in the face and, in the spirit of this thread, the only way to learn is to fail, fail magnificently, fail often. I am going to come back to this stronger and smarter and better prepared right now this year is over.