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The story continues more slowly
Aug. 22nd, 2011 12:52 pmThe second-guessing and self-doubt has attacked now, and progress on my A&L 'fic has slowed, but I remain determined. One trick that works is to set a timer for, say, a 30-minute run at it, but I keep forgetting to do that or shying away from it when I should do it.
Sometimes I can throw off the internal critic pretty handily, like the time she got all "Am I making too big a deal of this just because I like this character?" Snarky internal defender sez: "Stop. Rephrase that. 'Am I giving too much credit to the character who very nearly sacrificed their own life for that of the viewpoint character's child?' I think they get all the Gold Stars in the world, fair and square."
At other times it's harder, like a persistent worry that the medical aspect of the story is unrealistic. I promised myself a low bar on that kind of thing going in, and I'm trying to say "Girl, chill out and consider the alternative" ( spoiler ), but it's harder to make that one stick.
Snarky internal defender did have one bit of wisdom that I should definitely remember from now on, tho: Thinking that my writing should please everyone I can possibly imagine is like an opera singer blaming herself for not wowing the crowd at Lollapalooza. Some people just won't be into what you're doing, and that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.
Sometimes I can throw off the internal critic pretty handily, like the time she got all "Am I making too big a deal of this just because I like this character?" Snarky internal defender sez: "Stop. Rephrase that. 'Am I giving too much credit to the character who very nearly sacrificed their own life for that of the viewpoint character's child?' I think they get all the Gold Stars in the world, fair and square."
At other times it's harder, like a persistent worry that the medical aspect of the story is unrealistic. I promised myself a low bar on that kind of thing going in, and I'm trying to say "Girl, chill out and consider the alternative" ( spoiler ), but it's harder to make that one stick.
Snarky internal defender did have one bit of wisdom that I should definitely remember from now on, tho: Thinking that my writing should please everyone I can possibly imagine is like an opera singer blaming herself for not wowing the crowd at Lollapalooza. Some people just won't be into what you're doing, and that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.
