[ SECRET POST #4448 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4448 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

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[mishey22]

Maybe your writing is already good in a different way, OP :)

[(Anonymous)]

keep working, anon! You can do it!

[(Anonymous)]

It's not a competition though. Just keep on with your craft and write true to your own voice, OP. No one else has your voice.

[(Anonymous)]

Don't lose hope, OP anon! Keep it up and you'll get gud. :D

[herpymcderp]

Anon, writing doesn't have to have good technique to be good: thousands of views on mediocre Avengers chapterfic proves this point. Some of the authors with the most stunning technique in the universe are also the most boring fucking writers ever, because they're basically masturbating with words instead of trying to tell an effective story.

Don't try to emulate someone else. It won't work. Find your own voice, write what you know, and write what you like in a way you find engaging. It's the only way you'll improve.

[(Anonymous)]

Can't t you just... have fun?

And you're right, you'll probably always find people who write better than you do, but chances are that there are even more who write WORSE.

[(Anonymous)]

oh my god this is so true

[popkin16]

Same, OP.

[chamonix]

I understand. But keep in mind, someone may also think the same when reading YOUR writing!

[(Anonymous)]

OP, as someone who has been writing fic for 25 years, who has also written professionally (nonfiction, technical writing), I have some thoughts I'd like to share.

One is that it DOES take practice; it takes a lot of practice, and that's okay. The more you practice, the better you'll get - especially if you re-evaluate your writing periodically and if you ask someone you trust to give you constructive feedback. Another is that I still feel that way; there are people who write in ways I wish I could write and it's both uplifting and depressing. But that ties into the last one, which is echoing what several people have said here, that your personal voice is important. You'll write how you write and it's uniquely you and that's great. You're doing this because you love it, and you're enjoying it, and I think that keeping that sense of joy with you when you write helps make the experience a positive one.

You're creating something you want to see, when you write, and that's awesome.

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly I feel this so hard. I write in RPs and often feel like my replies to my favorite person to write with, though the more I write with them, the more I feel happier with my writing back. I don't actually think there is anything wrong with emulating others, like the anons above. It might start out lacking something, but work with it and analyze your own work, much like the person in secret number 1, and I feel like in time you'll be a lot happier with your work. Good luck to us both, honestly. No one got good overnight, so keep at it!

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who has been writing for roughly 30 years, there will always be someone you look up to that you think writes so much better than you. The only writers I've ever met who don't are the ones so far up their own butts they think they are the gods' own gift to writingkind (and their writing usually sucks).

So what you are feeling is totally normal! It may feel awful sometimes, like you will never reach the perfection you want to achieve, but it can also be used to keep you going. Motivation to keep honing your craft to try and get to that perceived height. Writing, like art, is a lifelong process, so please keep going!

[(Anonymous)]

decades of practice ftw! :D seriously, tho, this is relatable AF (and yeah, the ones who don't think they can improve are often really not that great, that is 100% accurate)

[silverr]

Seconding this hard.

(Also, not sure if this'll help, but lately I've been listening to a podcast called "Writing Excuses," each ep 15-20 minutes. There are 3+ authors plus guest authors on talking about various aspects of writing (Season 12 is especially good, but that's off topic.) Anyhow, just last week someone mentioned re-reading Ursula Le Guin's Steering the Craft every years, because "Each time I get something new out of it," and this was seconded by everyone else on the podcast.

It's okay to be your own toughest critic, and to always feel you can improve, but if you enjoy writing, don't give up because you feel you'll never be perfect.

[(Anonymous)]

Don’t do this OP. They write like they do, and you write like you do. What you do is special, in your own way.

[tabaqui]

I guarantee that the writer you like so much has the *exact* same thoughts, Anon. We all do this, to some extent. Just don't let it keep you from writing.

Plus - love your image choice!

I'm not sure I would want to read something written by someone who thought they were the best.

[(Anonymous)]

Remember that writing is both a skill and a creative endeavor, that while there are technical aspects you can improve upon, some of the judgement of it is necessarily going to be subjective, even your own. Some things that you admire about others' writing might not fit your own style, and that's okay. The world is more interesting with all different types art out there. You should strive to get better, but if someone (yourself included) enjoys your writing, then it is worthwhile.