[ SECRET POST #2366 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2366 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[fscom]

01. http://i43.tinypic.com/4qkmk5.png

[(Anonymous)]

must be terrible,i can't imagine the pain and suffering you're going through.

[(Anonymous)]

srry bout ur dick brah

[(Anonymous)]

lulz all too true

[elephantinegrace]

Inspiration can strike in very specific waves. Don't forget that practice makes perfect, so keep writing so that when you do get inspired for your novel again, your writing will have improved.

[inkdust]

This. And it passes in waves too. This energy won't last forever, and the next wave will take a different form.

[(Anonymous)]

If it's possible, seek the help of a therapist or a psychologist.

In the meantime, try to establish boundaries. If you get ideas but can't write them right then and there, write them down and promise not think more about them once they're written. Establish hours or activities when it's not allowed to let your mind wander to fic at all (when watching movies, at work, etc.). Cut that thought down as it starts. Don't listen to the "but I will forget about this idea!" nagging feeling. If it's a really cool idea, it'll come back to you at an appropriate time. Your mind will learn.

It'll be difficult, but it's you in charge, not the fic.

[diet_poison]

Honest question: why do you think this calls for therapy?

[dinogrrl]

^This.
I've gone through a few manic/obsessive writing phases. They usually pass before any damage is done, and the writing practice is AWESOME, but yeah. Limits are very important if you're going to get constructive use out of such phases, especially if you're already prone to OCD behavior.

And as someone who has at least five major writing projects going, inspiration for different projects comes and goes. Don't fight it, you'll just aggravate yourself. I've had one story on the back burner for over ten years now, and honestly I am so grateful for that because I've matured enough in that time that I can turn the story into something way more awesome than my teenage self came up with.

[transcriptanon]

[Picture is the screen-capture of a text editing program.]

I got into a new fandom and I'm writing more than ever. I'm so inspired... I have multiple Works In Progress and dozens of One-shots. I can't seem to stop writing.

The secret is that... I feel like I'm addicted to writing fic. I am always thinking about writing: while I'm at work, eating dinner, watching a movie...

I want to be a novelist, but ideas for my novel have evaporated and been replaced for ideas about my One True Pairing. I love writing fic. I love the kudos and feedback. But I. Can't. Stop. Writing.

[caecilia]

all that matters is that you're writing!

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like this is just what your writing needs right now. And the suddenness of it strikes me as, and believe that I don't mean this rudely, a phase. And that's NOT a bad thing. Enjoy it. Use your OTP and fics as a way to practice and hone your skills for when the inspiration for your original work DOES come back. :)

[(Anonymous)]

The same thing happened to me. I wasn't exactly worried about it, but I wondered what was going on. Don't worry, the original ideas will come back in time, and then you'll miss the fics ;) so enjoy it and go for it, anon!

[(Anonymous)]

This sort of happened to me a few years ago! I wrote SOOO much and enjoyed it and couldn't even hardly think about writing anything else. I didn't think it would ever pass, and I didn't want it to. But gradually, eventually, I moved on--and my writing, all of it, was MUCH better for all the practice I'd done! :D

\^^/

Don't worry so much.

[writerserenyty]

At the very least you're getting a lot of writing experience, which will end up being good when you do start writing more original stuff?

[(Anonymous)]

I think it was Stephen King(?) that said inspiration was like a river of fire that flowed through your body; it came suddenly, it burned bright, and it demanded to get out of you. I always thought that was an apt way of describing it...

Write like hell, I say, and maybe in the future you can refine and off-handedly insert your OTP (or good plot ideas that come to you) into your novel. Or write a new novel. It's not like people aren't "polishing up" and publishing fanfic left and write these days.

[saiika_von_maou]

Hey, the best thing is not to worry about it. You will get ideas for original work at some point. Ideas are good all around, so don't be ashamed of what you're getting ideas for. Go with it. Do keep writing, otherwise all your ideas will clutter up your brain.

[cadremage]

...oh no?

[(Anonymous)]

so

freaking

jellus

[clodia_risa]

If you want to stop an addiction, any addiction, I would always suggest counseling. If you don't want to go that far, I would suggest giving yourself blocks of time in which you are not going to write and are going to think about something besides writing. If you slip up and think about it, that's fine, but redirect yourself back to whatever else it is. It's like meditation - ground yourself in the present moment. Then you can write at all the other times.

I know a lot of people will say that you are very lucky. But if you think you have a problem, then you have a problem. You are allowed to define what isn't working in your life, what is making you unhappy.

Maybe you only think it's an issue because you "should" be doing other things, like original stories. If so, then who defines "should"?

Again, figure out if you're unhappy, or if you think you should be unhappy. And if you do need to make a change, remember that it takes little steps to get away from any habit or addiction.

[la_petite_singe]

Dude, that's awesome and I am way jealous. Keep going!

[silverr]

Your secret brought to mind the secret from last week with the quote from Gaiman's blog about fanfiction being worthwhile because it is writing, and learning how to be better and better at "putting one damn word after another".

[(Anonymous)]

Did I secretly make this secret last year? Because last year, I was utterly addicted to writing Avengers fan fiction (mostly for the kink meme) until I burned myself out. It can be wonderful, but it can also be an exercise in stress management.

So yeah, YANA, OP.

[spiced_wine]

I don't see anything wrong with this, unless you feel you're addicted to writing to the extent that you literally refuse to do anything else. People used to call me a 'compulsive writer' when I was young - although no-one had to drag me screaming away from my writing - it was just that I would so often be head down scribbling or typing in my spare time. Now, I can't imagine not thinking of writing, but of course, I got older, had to work, so couldn't do it all the time, and there were relationships too. I came to look on the times I was free to write as treats. (My favourite time was after work, when I was home, washed the work day away, and would sit with a glass of wine and just write for a couple of hours).

If you want to be a novelist all writing is beneficial. I think it's great that you're so passionate about it, unless you're truly and seriously worried that it's an issue.

[(Anonymous)]

Just jumping in here to agree with the other people that see this as an unhealthy obsession. I was friends with someone who was super obsessed with producing fic, fanart and all sorts of stuff for the fandom we shared. It was to the point that it was all she did and all we really talked about. She basically turned into one of those asshole BNF's who would cut you down if you dared to give her any sort of criticism, and it was eerily creepy just how obsessed she was. We eventually parted ways (we had kind of a volatile friendship that turned really toxic) but I don't think she ever really saw why it was so bad to only think about fandom, fandom, fandom all of the time. When it gets to the point where it's all you care about and interferes with actually living life, then it's time to step back and put things into perspective.

So OP, you may want to follow some of those tips that the others have put forth for you, because you're standing at the top of what potentially can be a steep, slippery slope. It's great that you're inspired and all, but too much of anything can be detrimental to your life. Reel it in a little. I'm not saying stop completely, but make sure you make time for all of the things you enjoy in life, and not just fanfiction.