Goodness, I am still terrible at being online on stuff these days. How are you doing? I am now recovering from appendix surgery I had at the start of the month. Being stuck at home is such a drag but I have gotten a good chunk of writing done!
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How is everyone doing? Sorry for not being around much. Life has been busy this year. What is everyone writing these days?
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Been working a little on my old fantasy series, rekindling the world building while still working on my mystery series. Anyone ever revisit an old project and get excited to get back to it?
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I am fascinated at bad propoganda and bad advertisements.
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Oh? Why is that?
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I have seen the Chinese governments attempts to be hip with the kids.
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Oof appendix surgery!! I hope youāre doing better now, and itās nice that youāve had writing to keep you company at home!!
I feel you on the medical front, itās never fun to have appointments, and Iām gonna have to go back on meds soon for my hormone condition, and Iām struggling to keep working on one writing project, but otherwise Iām good.
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Yeah it wasnāt fun! But itās out now and wonāt be a problem again, thank goodness. I am doing much better. Should be able to go back to work in a week or so.
Oh man. I donāt know much about hormone conditions but it doesnāt sound pleasant. I am glad youāre okay otherwise.
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Thatās great. Iām glad youāre recovering well and moving forward 
Yeah it sucks but since itās the same thing acting up I at least wonāt have the initial nerves of going into the appointment not knowing what theyāll tell me. Iāve learnt more about hormone conditions in general since, and obviously I donāt know everything but it helps to not be as anxious going into it I guess.
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That definitely helps! Having any answer is better than none at all.
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Of course! Also, itās good to see you back around here again 
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Thanks! Itās lovely to see you again as well! Itās been a busy year so far, between writing and family stuff and all that. My life is much more offline now than it used to be. I got into a relationship about two years ago and that time has just flown by.
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That isnāt a bad thing, so long as youāre happy being offline actually usually seems like a good thing most of the time.
I have been dealing with a lot of health and family stuff for the past couple of years (which has both made me want to write and not write respectively) and have explored writing the only way Iāve been able to be inspired and actually put words down ā through fanfiction ā but I am starting to feel more inspired to do my own thing again which I am glad about because I love having fun with my own characters. The only problem is that I donāt really remember how to get started introducing my own story but idk, I think with a but of practice and just trying more that Iāll be able to do it again.
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I used to write ALL the time just as an escape mechanism when my mental health was doing terribly. I actually enjoy being more offline now. I have fewer friends, but more acquantices, but somehow thatās nicer to me. Most of my IRL friends just faded off and stopped talking to me after my divorce in 2017, right when I needed them most, so I have for the most part quit reaching out, quit posting personal stuff on Facebook, and rarely answer my phone. 
But my boyfriend taught me how to play darts and Dungeons and Dragons, so I have quite a few acquaintances from those circles, IRL from darts and mostly online with D&D.
Fanfiction is just as valid as any other writing. 
Itās hard to go back to original stuff when itās been a while. I find that rereading what I wrote previously, reviewing notes and characters, and thinking on how to improve what already exists can jumpstart the idea train again. Youāll get there though.
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Iām glad you enjoy it and that youāre making friends in new places! Also glad that youāre happy with your boyfriend
Yeah, itās also been a good way to express stuff in different ways and keep me flexing the writing muscle even when I havenāt known what kind of stories I wanted to create for myself. Iāve been looking at a couple of stories I want to get back into writing, I just need to get into the writing headspace again.
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Thanks! I didnāt think Iād be happy in a relationship again. I was fine single but here we are, lol.
Itās difficult to get back into that space. Iāve been there, too. Iāve recently began dabbling in my old fantasy series, as I want to use to world I built to run a D&D campaign eventually, but the story has been on my mind a lot lately too. I also donāt know how to go back to the story without starting it over completely.
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I think itās nice that you know youāre capable of being independent but you can also enjoy the company of someone else and not have to be your own. Youāre not dependent on it, but itās nice to have it.
Yeah I know what you mean about starting over. I always feel like I want to scrap things and redo it but I also think itās a good idea to work on what you have, even if itās finishing it (even badly) and editing it to make it better. Though when Iāve edited things I tend to start changing things and creating problems for the story that I have to keep adding and changing things to make it work. But I suppose thatās the chore of editing? I also want to be here more often, I think that it would help me get back to it and be motivated.
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Editing has always been my nemesis. While off after surgery, I did some reading about outlines and plotting and I am going to try to find a balance between that and pantsing so my first drafts arenāt such a mess. I imagine it would make editing and rewriting easier. That being said, I have always believed that finishing something badly is better than not finishing at all - it can always be made better.
I am trying to be more present here and on Discord. I find it definitely helps, talking to other writers and being in a community.
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Yeah I suck at planning. The most Iāll do is write notes for what Iām thinking or make a playlist but actually plotting things I want to happen and everything is really hard for me to do. I like to write a summary to keep me on track and then see where the story takes me from there.
I agree, having friends or someone to talk to to either bounce ideas around with or ask for opinions/advice is better than trying to do it all alone yourself. Talking can really help make you realise what you want to do and how, helping whatever writing block you might have sometimes.
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I am the same. I start with characters, build around them, make some notes, and go. Iāve written an outline for Beyond Dark 2 rewrites, but am unsure of it. One of the Discord servers I am in is having an outline critique event I am going to join and see what feedback I can get for it.
Communities absolutely help with that. I definitely do better with other writers to talk to and bounce ideas off, and to help them do the same.
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