If I could drink some of what he’s drinking it would do me good.
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I’m so done.
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What’s up churro?
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I’m frustrated with my writing a lot right now. I just can’t anymore. I don’t think I will ever finish another story again because I have so many ideas and so many characters and so much going on in the churroverse right now
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Are you keeping everything straight with a worldbuilding bible? That might help organize you. ¯\_(ﭢ)_/¯
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Dude, you’re a lot like me. I gave up the whole friggen summer after having 3 finished things up because I was just done in, mentally.
I read mangas, I played games, I write less than 600 words when a thought hit me and otherwise ignored it. I’m JUST NOW getting back into writing again: and probably will start proper reading by the end of September.
You are allowed to have a “breakdown” after having hit a “personal height of success” (which has nothing to do with people reading your stuff). I am NOT wired to make this a job. I don’t have to pretend to be that kind of wired. I’m allowed to be “I’m not a writer!” for about 6-8 weeks.
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Writing down your ideas helps a lot. I mean it. Just snippets here and there or a scene if you want to see how it plays out. Write short stories and drabbles just to put a pin on your ideas. So you can assess if they’re worth expanding into a novel/novella. It is pretty standard advice and it actually does work.
Taking breaks helps too! @J.L.O is right! After ONC, I basically backed away for a few months and came back with a better understanding and grasp of my writing.
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Yeah, I could do that… why?
Yeah. I do have one; it’s called my brain, and it works pretty well. And I know what goes where and rarely have to write things down, but it’s more like “what do I do with all this information, and whose story is the most important to write?” lol etc.
I have been having a two-week break, and my brain doesn’t like it at all.
Yeah but the problem is I am looking and trying to write something. I have a lot that I want to say, but no actual story planned out. I tried having a break but my brain is like WEN R WE GONNA RITE, CHUWWO? a lot of the day. It’s hardwired into my brain 
But now it’s overwhelmed with the ideas/concepts that it wants to write but also have a break at the same time and IDK what to do.
I do that already. I save all of my ideas… but idk what’/s wrong with me? Having a semi break too…
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I still goof off when that mood set me up for failure. Some planning is necessary.
But I don’t much feel guilt over a lack of productivity.
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Fair enough 
I just can’t with this bunch
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sounds like 
overstimulation and when that happens i like to hit the force stop button in my brain, crank some tunes, and do anything Not Literature Related. It can be hard because when you have so many ideas and you’re used to spending time on them every day it feels wrong not to continue doing that. But the problem is if I don’t shut it down, my brain will, and it kills everything, not just the writing part.
Plus it’s good to have that hard reset. Time away can give you better perspective.
The other thing I try when I’m feeling overwhelmed/frustrated by my writing is the c o m p l e t e o p p o s i t e of the above, which is to create masterlists. I have one for characters and one for projects and I just type up little files for every single character or project into one concise document. Not in-depth files, but comprehensive ones.
For instance, my current projects masterlist files are set up like this:
[List heading = genre]
Project name (draft designation) - series name
Target Audience | Subgenres
Summary summary summary summary ect.
In the past I’ve also included things like activity status, interest level, and pinterest or spotify links.
Of course it’s pretty unnecessary and you can just keep all that information in your head, but I find that typing it out helps me feel more organized and in-control and therefore less overwhelmed.
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HOW DARE U I VOTED ALREADY 
jk jk 
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b e t r a y a l, i will never recover
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My brain needs more than a reset 
Ok, joking aside, I am watching a pile of videos for inspiration. Some BookTube, and some taking the piss outta Tiktok. And am refreshing it by listening to music as well. Maybe I need to have a bit of a break. Today, at least.
Can I see a screenshot of that? That sounds like an interesting idea for the stories, at least.
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I got the chapter after the prologue published today. Squee!
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Nothing much to add to what’s already been said. Hang in there Johnnyboy 
it gets overwhelming sometimes,
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scrub it a little with a toothbrush and see if that helps 
maybe today is all you need.
for sure, just give me a minute to pull up my computer, i don’t have my newest one on google docs.
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Thanks, I’m trying. But I am impatient sometimes too.
better than poking it
thanks, maybe
thanks once again.
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Just found out there are bookable workspaces at my local church. It’s gonna be such a beautiful ambience to write in. There are all these cool stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings.
Booked my space for this Monday. Can’t wait.
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Yeah, I hear Asian market is super-wordy.
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