I have gotten nothing done, and I'm at my wit's end. >
I am half way done with half the chapters I set out to finish WEEKS ago. I can't get into the same mindset that I had before I got the flu, and when I try to write it doesn't flow correctly from the work I've done previously.
I've tried rewriting the chapters, but that just made the jump even more jarring and set me back a few hours. This is made even worse by my traitorous muse cooking up ideas for stories that seem like they would actually be fun and easy to write.
The biggest problem is that it's not FUN to write that way, but I keep trying and just end up frustrating myself and getting nothing done.
I KNOW that I could have a rough draft of all my stories by morning, and maybe even a final draft or two, but I just can't muster the enthusiasm. Normally I can see what I'm writing, so it's like it's already written and I just need to translate it so others can read it.
However every time I try to visualise my stories, I end up imagining new stories and I just can't seem focus on what I'm supposed to be doing.
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I had the same problem as you
I had the same problem as you are going through now, I decided that the best way for me to deal with it was to work on both stories. While my main story that is being published on this site is being edited, I spend those 2 or 3 days writing the new one. I will most likely end up posting it on the site as a novel which will be split up into different parts but It seemed to help get my creative juices flowing again and other thing I tried doing is going back and reading the comments within the previous parts of my story, which also helped guild me.
Have You Tried
Ritalin? Or even more coffee?
Sometimes stimulants help one focus, shut out distractions, etc.
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
Really distrustful of psychiatric medication
I was put on resperidal when I was younger, and it REALLY screwed me up. Went from pretty much normal to a fat, acne ridden, ill-tempered, drooling, twitching mess within months. It actually made the problems it was supposed to be treating worse.
I've used the caffeine thing WAY too much, it doesn't really work anymore unless I hit the heavy stuff. Even then it doesn't make me focus better, just focus on less things... and makes me hazy. I hate that slow-brain feeling that goes with it.