Writing is haaaaaard!

[ratherastory]

I am having a fight to the death with this freaking thing I'm doing for a fic exchange. yasminke and pkwench have both done awesome jobs in confirming what I thought about the thing, and have nudged me in the right direction, but it's still like beating my head against a huge brick wall.

I am NEVER doing a fic exchange again. I need to be more in control of the prompts I get.

Meow!

Frustrated cat is frustrated.

(I mean, seriously. In the past four days I've knocked out five times as many words as this fic requires, and it all flowed beautifully. This fic? Is like pulling teeth. Boring teeth. I feel bad for the recipient of this fic, I do. The best I can hope for is to salvage something from the wreckage and make it less boring. Bleh.)

Comments

[dante-s-hell.livejournal.com]

It's probably not as bad as you think. Maybe you should put it away for a day or two and let it percolate in your brain. I'm sure it'll look much better at that point. Sometimes, when you stare at your fic and in your head the story has all been told, you feel more like a slave to it than its creator.

In any case, good luck. You write marvelously and I'm sure you won't disappoint.

[melanth0.livejournal.com]

I feel that.

The fill I'm working on for the hurt!sam meme is behaving the same way, and I already left a comment telling the poster how much I loved the prompt, so I really ought to get it done. I've decided to close the document for 36 hours to make my brain a little fresher...

good luck!
given what I've read of your writing, even something you call a wreck will turn out to be insightful and engrossing.

also, I love hearing chuck's whiny voice in my head, going 'writing is haard!' chuck <333)

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

*smarms* You know I feel your pain. I can't even tell you how much fic I cranked out for that prompt I had so much trouble with. It's so terrible when you sign up for something and, then, feel like you've just backed yourself into a corner. I hate that feeling. Fortunately, when I jokingly said "fuck it, maybe I should just tie Dean up" - it actually really worked for me. LOL I whipped out a fic at the speed of light and I think it's probably been the fic most read and liked by theinternet. Go figure. Point being, you'll get there. You're brilliant and somehow, you'll find the hook, run with it, and it will be gold. Don't despair!

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

Mmm and because I'm a bad, bad cheerleader - what everyone else said. There really is a lot that's just lovely about the fic. Though I know it's meant to be Dean and Cas focused, Sam was just wonderfully done. God, if I didn't want to take him home and wrap him in blankets. There's also a lot of great dialogue and wonderfully tragic inside of Dean moments. Plus, that last line of Cas just makes me smile.

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

I'm sympathetic. I've got three stories I'm kind of stuck on.

So I end up watching Burn Notice instead. And then I think, "Bobby and Sam Axe together would be fantastic. Especially if they were like fighting zombies or something."

WHICH IS THE EXACTLY LAST THING I SHOULD BE THINKING.

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

OMG! Yes they would!

[yasminke.livejournal.com]

It's not as bad as you think. Seriously. And she'll probably be very happy with the end result.

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

It's nice to hear that you're struggling with something related to writing, because I'm frankly in awe over how you can just keep churning out great stories consistently! I'm finding that I can't write when my husband is home sick because we share an office and every five minutes he's making comments to me about something fun he's reading online. Sigh.

Of course, while it's nice to hear that sometimes you struggle, I sincerely hope you find how to make this work because I've loved everything you've written here so far. Wear a helmet to protect your brilliant brain while you're beating your head against the wall. We definitely don't want damage.

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

When I wrote my exchange fic I was lucky enough to get something I could work with. If I'd gotten some of the other peoples prompts there would have been no way, or it would have been way harder. I agree with the put it away for a day or two (if you have time before it's due) and give it a rest. I'm sure you'll come back with something great.

[mad-server.livejournal.com]

The recipient will almost definitely love it because it's what they requested, ergo it's something they want to see. You might be happier with the results too in a few days when you've been away from it and can see it more objectively. You're probably rocking it!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers*

I hope so! Thanks for the kind words. :)