Mrs. Sibley was giving us the welcome back spill today and she said something that really hit me in the heart. She was talking about writing something and in the midst of writing it you get a better idea and go to that instead. I do that all. the. time.
You can’t even imagine how many times I’ve tried to write a novel. When I first started writing them, I would write three chapters and stop because I actually had no plot planned out, just the beginning of the book. In my mind, the only things I had planned out was the beginning and the climax. That’s it.
As time went on, I realized that I had no idea what I was doing. That took like 8 book ideas and 70 chapters written and rewritten to no avail. I couldn’t stick to anything. I stopped writing.
A few months go by and my mom tells me I should try out for MSA. At first I was like “No way.” but then I decided to look at the criteria for the audition.
I almost didn’t try out because I would have to write a short story. I would have to COMPLETE a story. But I started working on it. I don’t really know if I worked so hard on it to prove something to myself or to get into the school.
When I finished it I was so proud of myself. I seriously thought it was the best story I would ever write, and looking back on it now I am so glad I was wrong. That story was actually pure garbage, but hey. It got me here. Plus, you’ve got to start somewhere I guess.
It took me nearly two months to write that short story. Now, I can write a short story within a few hours. I’m super happy about my growth and I’m so ready to grow even more. maybe one day I will finish that novel. I think wh
I have learned new ways to stick to an idea. the first thing is to write out the entire plot. All the major points, the how, the why, and make sure that within my writing I am working towards all my points. I planned out this entire book by the chapter a few months back, but I never even finished writing the complete first chapter. I kept changing it and redoing it because I thought it wasn’t good enough. I think that is my biggest problem when it comes to writing. I always think my ideas are typical and my writing is boring and the stories I’m writing could be better if I told the idea to another person and they wrote it. Maybe everyone feels like that about their art. Maybe I’m too hard on myself. Either way, I know I can’t give up. This is what I love to do.
And now that I’ve heard what I needed to hear, I think I will go back to it. My first short story wasn’t that great, so my first book probably won’t be either, but I’ve got to start somewhere. If I never finish writing one bad book, I’ll never write one good one
I also struggle with following out plot points because of the between parts, but it takes time just like a painting would.