Hello. Hope all is well, and you are safe.
Up earlier than expected, but that’s good. I will be fine. My thoughts run on getting a blood post in with this time.
Was thinking about the differences between assertive and proactive. This is in regards to my writing. The difference is simply one means your direct, the other means you get ahead of a project.
My writing challenges have withered on the vine. To recap: For every time I stepped in negative thoughts, I had to write a story in a genre I knew nothing about.
So I have erotica, westerns, historical, high fantasy, hard sci-fi, and literary. Cheating with the literary, bit that one I had training in during my undergrad years.
So, why haven’t I written any of them. I meander. Never get to the heart of the story. So let’s be proactive about this, for better or worse.
Erotica: I wrote something bleak and didn’t like it. I also meandered in attempting to execute the text. The story is supposed to be about two people having sex. Then it’s my job to deny them their desire, and they fight to get it.
It seems like this writer is doing everything to not write it. Why? Lacking focus. I know nothing about the genre. Fear of writing something ridiculous (that should not be a bad thing – sometimes I am a hot mess and acknowledge this fact). It’s like confrontations trigger my avoidance response.
Also gotta write out a lot of mess before I can get to quality.
Simple and clean. I need to better outline this story. I also need to adhere to these decisions. If I don’t like or find new angles, those may be other stories. Not necessarily needing changes.
So that’s what’s on my mind this morning. That and some satires I really want to dive into. One step at a time, right.
As always, happy creative endeavors.