unsure about the whole “Iris’ story” thing

So, i guess some of you know that i was working on a story about Iris. And i get asked about it constantly, people want to know more, want to read more etc. But i am soo stuck with it at the moment *this moment lasts for the past half a year*. 

As i said before, i don’t wanna give up on it so easily, but at the same time i lost my whole interest to it. I don’t wanna continue writing, translating or drawing that characters. And it makes me feel so freaking bad >< i still like the main idea of the story with two worlds, and people keep telling me that it’s a good idea, and i tend to believe them. Though at the same time i feel like the story is so childish and stupid.. GAH

I also feel like i don’t like the narration from first person and it kind of limits me from describing other characters’ feelings. That’s why i had an idea of re-writing the whole thing. But it’s almost 100 pages D: and i am a lazy ass

So if i’m re-writing the whole thing, then there is no point in translating anything right now. 

Whaaat should i do >< i thought if i take a break from it, eventually i’d be inspired again and continue writing. But it hasn’t happened yet and i’m starting to worry. Cause i know how i love to forget things, when they don’t remind me of themselves. And then they just appear in my trash -_-

Fellow writers if you have any advice for this kind of situation, i would be more than happy if you share it with me! 

I spent more than two years on this story and characters, they’re a part of me and i really wanted to finish it. I thought it would be that special something, that i’ll finish, cause i really hate how easily i give up on everything in my life. 

I guess i just need some courage and persistence to just do things and stop thinking. 

Thank you everyone in advance! It really means A LOT to me, because for some reason i take my writing more seriously than my drawing. Thank you!

posted 8 months ago with 16 notes

  1. asongsong said: A part if the story, a scene i keep thinking about- in the perspective of someone else, etc. sometimes rereading just helps or seeing how others are interested. Idk. ;n; sorry for the double post
  2. warriorstaerskye reblogged this from ribkadory and added:
    Hey I know exactly how you feel. I once wrote a 500 page book and them started over from scratch. My advice would be to...
  3. warriorstaerskye said: Ok couldn’t fit it in the word limit so reblog :)
  4. luminasha said: As a writer myself I’ve had the same problem more than once. I think I would actually re-write the whole thing, even though it’s a pain in the ass. It IS a good concept, and it’s worth to be given a second try.
  5. molvayas answered: My husband is a writer so I asked him what advise he would give. All he could say was just write, write what is fun. Not sure that helps lol.
  6. adhesiveskyline said: new life experiences, new words learnt, new things you’ve been exposed to that weren’t incoorperated with your writing before all makes a story better so if you feel you need to writ it over do so because it’ll be better than the first no matter one.
  7. adhesiveskyline answered: Alot of times when i write something once and i get blocked and come back to it years later it’s a lot better than the original version.
  8. firstfruits answered: This is a tough one.. :T Sometimes I like to think up weird or different scenarios for my ocs and that helps me stay interested.
  9. tbdoll said: Basically, sometimes starting new helps renew interest in it, sometimes it helps you to get reaquainted and start loving your characters again. Maybe spend some time thinking of what you’d change if you rewrote it and see how it goes.
  10. tbdoll answered: I started the first version of Charlotte’s story about 7 or 8 years ago. The current version I’m working on is probably like, version 7.
  11. the-fungus-among-us answered: DO IT ALL!!!! No, but seriously, if you feel that you need to write it again, write it again.
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