So one of the big questions when you write is whether or not you should try to recreate yourself if things aren't going well. I guess I'm thinking about this because things really aren't going well. I'm stuck in a bit of a rut, as I've watched my writing life come to a standstill. There are so many factors that play into this deadening of momentum, but they're boring, and probably cliche (Oh, how I hate those), so I won't go into them now. The epigraph for this blog is from Anne Tyler, and I like it, but right now I'd settle for just one life!
So should I recreate myself and try something new? Sci-Fi? Fantasy? Romance (ha! That's a good one.)? It sort of smacks of throwing in the towel, doesn't it? And I cringe at the amount of time it would take to readjust the whole mechanism of my head. I have so many story ideas that would just die the death I fear they eventually will anyway, and I don't want that to happen. I just can't see it happening. I may not have the same competitive drive I had as a college athlete, but I'm not conceding just yet.
I guess, instead of reinventing myself, I should just celebrate who I am. In the end, success comes with perseverance. It's hard, though. Some days, when all seems lost, you just have to suck it up and keep writing.
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