With one of my favorite fanfics of the moment now one chapter away from completion and also 100K words (So Long and Goodnight, by kriegersan/ @highandholy), I just want to take a moment to talk about how HAPPY AND WILDLY ENVIOUS this story makes me.
Every time I read it, I just die. It’s so well-paced, it’s so well-written, EVERYTHING is good–the existing characters, the OCs, the sex, the fights, the suspense, the mystery, the pining, the friendship, the heartbreak. GOD I wish I could write long stories like this.
I mean, god, I REALLY REALLY WISH. I try over and over and over again, and I learn a little every time. I read stuff on how to do it, advice and tips and experiences from writers who’ve done it, AND YET. Sometimes I wonder if I should just give up, if I should accept I’m one of those writers who just isn’t cut out for it. But I so desperately, desperately want to be able to write–to complete!–long-form stories and novels. It’s an enduring grief and frustration, I have so many IDEAS, and all I can do is keep throwing myself at them and trying and hoping that one day I manage to pull it off.
Stories like this and my glowing, delighted envy for them keep me from giving up.
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