[ SECRET POST #2916 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2916 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That frame of mind works with writing, too. You can write fic that is absolutely flawless grammatically, has no spelling errors, and uses "pretty language", but it's very obvious from a reader's stand-point if there's no passion behind it. It's like reading an essay.

This. It's entirely possible to be good on a technical level but utterly lack any sort of soul or emotion. I know someone like this-- her technical writing skill is fine, but whenever she tries to write a character, it doesn't sound like them at all. Her dialogue is just flat. There's nothing WRONG with it, the character's voice just isn't there.

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This +1.

And having struggled with exactly this in my own work, it becomes an ever increasing vicious cycle when you begin to rely more and more on the flawless technicalities. In the end, you just drain your work of any soul.

I sort of want to tell OP to have fun with their art, because it doesn't sound as though they're having much right now. Play, experiment, ditch perfect for something with some verve to it.

And speaking from experience, DO NOT get all caught up in trying to be popular, or gain recognition and attention. If it happens, it happens, but there's no faster way to kill any pleasure you may have derived from your work than to make it your ultimate priority.