I'm comfortable writing character sketches and interesting openings, but I wish I could write novel-length stories. What holds me back is I have difficulty with the plotting process and get bogged down with the endless possibilities that that length offers. Thanks for offering this place to express our fears. :)
May 6, 2022·edited May 6, 2022Liked by Meta Wagner
I’m comfortable writing screenplays (though it’s been a while) and writing psychological evaluations, but I wish I could write long-form nonfiction. Some of my favorite pieces of literature fall under this category and I’ve had ideas for pieces in the past. (Plus, I had a pretty great professor in college, who taught this subject!) I have never gone beyond the initial research phase, though, partly because of being too busy and partly because of being too noncommittal. Thank you for reminding me of this desire, though! Someday!
I’m comfortable writing screenplays but I wish I could write novels. And poetry. What keeps me from doing it is the fear that I’ve never studied these forms and I don’t know the rules. I’m afraid I’ll do it wrong.
OK, here goes: I’m comfortable writing fiction and essays, but I wish I could also write songs. Not short stories (they don’t hold a particular fascination for me). But songs. Just because I love music and I love to sing but I can’t for the life of me figure out how a person even begins to put together a melody.
I'm comfortable writing character sketches and interesting openings, but I wish I could write novel-length stories. What holds me back is I have difficulty with the plotting process and get bogged down with the endless possibilities that that length offers. Thanks for offering this place to express our fears. :)
I’m comfortable writing screenplays (though it’s been a while) and writing psychological evaluations, but I wish I could write long-form nonfiction. Some of my favorite pieces of literature fall under this category and I’ve had ideas for pieces in the past. (Plus, I had a pretty great professor in college, who taught this subject!) I have never gone beyond the initial research phase, though, partly because of being too busy and partly because of being too noncommittal. Thank you for reminding me of this desire, though! Someday!
I’m comfortable writing screenplays but I wish I could write novels. And poetry. What keeps me from doing it is the fear that I’ve never studied these forms and I don’t know the rules. I’m afraid I’ll do it wrong.
OK, here goes: I’m comfortable writing fiction and essays, but I wish I could also write songs. Not short stories (they don’t hold a particular fascination for me). But songs. Just because I love music and I love to sing but I can’t for the life of me figure out how a person even begins to put together a melody.