حلال Connor Bible - Everyone's Favorite Molly Ringwald loving, adoption hating, aspiring writer and bellybutton fucker

[Connor Bible]

But if I write for myself, I'll probably go insane. I'm already pretty self-defeating.

 

[sugoi-chan]

But if I write for myself, I'll probably go insane. I'm already pretty self-defeating.

You're the poster child for failure.

 

[Rin]

But if I write for myself, I'll probably go insane. I'm already pretty self-defeating.

No. Writing for yourself is the best way to write. You can't write something that everyone will love, so try and do your best for yourself.

 

[Connor Bible]

Have we forgotten that I have a history of depression? It's not that easy to simply do things without any expectation of some sort of satisfaction.

 

[JU 199]

But if I write for myself, I'll probably go insane.

But you're a self-styled writer. That's what you're supposed to do.

 

[sugoi-chan]

Have we forgotten that I have a history of depression? It's not that easy to simply do things without any expectation of some sort of satisfaction.

For someone who so desperately wants to be a writer, writing something should be its own satisfaction.

 

[chimpburgers]

But if I write for myself, I'll probably go insane. I'm already pretty self-defeating.

You're your own worst critic. You know that, right?

 

[JU 199]

Have we forgotten that I have a history of depression? It's not that easy to simply do things without any expectation of some sort of satisfaction.

The connor cycle is in full swing. We're at the butthurt stage, and we'll transition to the tardrage stage in a few pages or so.

 

[Connor Bible]

It's hard for me to satisfy myself simply by doing things.

 

[sugoi-chan]

It's hard for me to satisfy myself simply by doing things.

Imagine how much satisfaction you'll feel when you come to your thread and are like, "Fuck you Kiwis, I wrote something."

 

[The Knife]

I think I mentioned this when we were talking writing in PMs ages ago, but I'll say it again: all a first draft has to do is exist. Does your first draft exist? If so, congratulations! It can stink like last week's garbage and it's still fulfilled its purpose as a thing.

A lot of people say "don't show your first draft to anyone" but I find it's actually pretty useful to give first draft material to readers that you trust simply to answer some really basic questions: does this story, as it stands, sound interesting? Does it make sense? Is there something I could do to make it something you would like to read? Are there things about it that you would like to see more of, or less of? Should I continue this or move on to something else?

 

[Locksnap]

Whenever I open that MS Word screen in an effort to write any piece of prose, I'm at a loss. I want to write, but the words don't come to me.

I feel you dude, I have the same issue.

Which is why I'm not trying to be an author.

Get what I'm saying?

 

[Null]

I'm pretty sure Connor is just fucking around at this point. Like, whenever he wants attention he just comes in and cries and makes up shit about a book he hasn't done anything with in a year specifically to waste people's time.

 

[Connor Bible]

Imagine how much satisfaction you'll feel when you come to your thread and are like, "Fuck you Kiwis, I wrote something."

What if I didn't like what I wrote? I have pretty low expectations before I even type the first sentence.

 

[JU 199]

It's hard for me to satisfy myself simply by doing things.

You seem to enjoy Molly Ringwald....

 

[YI 457]

Goddamnit, Connor. Get a fucking grip

 

[chimpburgers]

What if I didn't like what I wrote? I have pretty low expectations before I even type the first sentence.

Do something else, no? Man the fuck up.

 

[Smutley]

Have we forgotten that I have a history of depression? It's not that easy to simply do things without any expectation of some sort of satisfaction.

Sure, but your writing is out of your hands. The second you stop writing it you have no control over it, it's not yours anymore. The second a pair of eyes not connected to your head reads your words you have no say in what happens.

So you've either got to hoard what you write like some kind of word dragon, or share it with the masses. You could show your folks, but they kind of sound like philistines anyway who don't understand what makes a story action packed and great. Much better to give it to the Kiwis, who at least have a broad scope of talents and backgrounds and can help you hone your craft.

 

[sugoi-chan]

What if I didn't like what I wrote? I have pretty low expectations before I even type the first sentence.

How do you even get out of bed in the morning with this much of a burden on your shoulders? It must be hard being the creative, stifled genius that you are.

 

[Connor Bible]

I take it I'm expected to be some kind of knight with no expectations when it comes to writing. I'm expected to just do shit, neither enjoying it nor detesting it.