| Re: what a nightmare !
OK, brother. Deep breath.
I can see the trap you've fallen in. I've been there. The only advice I can give you is what someone told me a while back when I was going through the same stagnation:
Just write. Put your ideas to paper without a care given. If you know your style, and have a narrative for the story in mind, run with it. Run like hell.
Perhaps it is because I'm not the kind of writer who can sit down and plot and plan his story that I believe this, but I have always felt there is one thing--and one thing only--of any importance when you are writing a story's first draft: Story! Forget EVERYTHING else, and just write! Get the story out of your head onto a piece of paper, or your computer screen. If you've written before, you'll fall into your rhythm and natural prose instinctively. At least, that's how it works for me.
Save your edits, headaches, and worries, for your next draft. And the following draft. And the draft after that. It is in those stages where your story, at least in my experience, transforms from the raw idea you scribbled or speed-typed, into the beautiful work of fiction you really wanted it to become.
I really hope this helps, brother. Don't get me wrong; it's a good thing that you worry about your quality. But give what I said a try. Maybe it will work for you. |