Well, firstly: *hugs*, because sometimes a writer just needs them.
Secondly, I want to assure you that you're not alone. Every writer feels like this from time to time. One minute, you can be writing a story that you feel is the most fantastic thing you've ever created... and the next minute, you can feel as you do now: that it was pointless, that you can't write and that you should give up. I know. I've felt like that. There was a point about two years ago when I came incredibly close to giving up on writing altogether. In fact, I did - for an entire day. And then I just felt annoyed at myself for giving up on a dream I've worked towards since I was five.
I think the important thing is not to force it. If you don't have any ideas at the moment, then think about editing. If editing your older stuff makes you feel blue, then maybe you should turn to reading instead. I did that a month or so ago: I had a pile of books and I churned my way through them. It did amazing things for my imagination. :)
I also think that as we start taking our writing more seriously, we realise that it's actually a lot of hard work. Yes, it's still fun but it can be work as well.
You said that you started writing because your sister started, but there must be something more to that, especially if you kept writing. Maybe you could think about why you kept writing and how you would feel if you gave it up. Remembering what you love about writing is often a good way to inspire yourself to get back into it.
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on 2006-06-06 04:01 am (UTC)Secondly, I want to assure you that you're not alone. Every writer feels like this from time to time. One minute, you can be writing a story that you feel is the most fantastic thing you've ever created... and the next minute, you can feel as you do now: that it was pointless, that you can't write and that you should give up. I know. I've felt like that. There was a point about two years ago when I came incredibly close to giving up on writing altogether. In fact, I did - for an entire day. And then I just felt annoyed at myself for giving up on a dream I've worked towards since I was five.
I think the important thing is not to force it. If you don't have any ideas at the moment, then think about editing. If editing your older stuff makes you feel blue, then maybe you should turn to reading instead. I did that a month or so ago: I had a pile of books and I churned my way through them. It did amazing things for my imagination. :)
I also think that as we start taking our writing more seriously, we realise that it's actually a lot of hard work. Yes, it's still fun but it can be work as well.
You said that you started writing because your sister started, but there must be something more to that, especially if you kept writing. Maybe you could think about why you kept writing and how you would feel if you gave it up. Remembering what you love about writing is often a good way to inspire yourself to get back into it.