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catastrophic) wrote2010-11-11 09:29 pm
catastrophic) wrote2010-11-11 09:29 pm
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cookies are not good motivational tools
Okay. I totally thrashed the piece I was working on for Always Motivated. I can't - I just physically cannot write a finished piece that I like enough to upload to devART every week, I just can't do it! I'm thinking about leaving the group, but I'll feel really bad about it... but it has do be done. Now that I think about it, the only reason I was really excited about the comm was the promise of points... But you know, what, whatever! This is the first time in a while that I've ever had to totally scrap some of my work, and I feel kind of pissed about it.
The problem is, my original story line for the piece was novel, in my opinion, but then I had to work the prompt into it (which was 'cookie,' may I remind you... cookie!) and it just turned out... blah. I thought I could pull it off but I wasn't cool enough. Plus, in my opinion, the word 'cookie' is not really a motivational prompt. No, no it is not! I mean... really? Cookie? If you're going to make a group that prides itself on being motivational, the least you could do is put a little 'umph' into your prompts! I want to leave the group, I really do, but I've never left a group after joining it and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings... But blah, I'll just go ahead and do it anyway after I'm done with this post.
Short entry today, but I really should be heading off to bed. Tomorrow I really have to get writing. I've run into a snag, so I figure I should do my piece how I originally wanted to, and then continue working on my Pridea excerpt. I also really want to get working on Origfic Bingo too! Argh, maybe I should put my piece aside and just work on Bingo? I like that idea! Especially since I have five really great plots I want to work on in five seperate pieces! I know I said I'd scrap them, but I worked hard to generate those ideas! ... Yosh, starting tomorrow, I'll hit the ground running and write, write, write! (Seriously, this time!)
The problem is, my original story line for the piece was novel, in my opinion, but then I had to work the prompt into it (which was 'cookie,' may I remind you... cookie!) and it just turned out... blah. I thought I could pull it off but I wasn't cool enough. Plus, in my opinion, the word 'cookie' is not really a motivational prompt. No, no it is not! I mean... really? Cookie? If you're going to make a group that prides itself on being motivational, the least you could do is put a little 'umph' into your prompts! I want to leave the group, I really do, but I've never left a group after joining it and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings... But blah, I'll just go ahead and do it anyway after I'm done with this post.
Short entry today, but I really should be heading off to bed. Tomorrow I really have to get writing. I've run into a snag, so I figure I should do my piece how I originally wanted to, and then continue working on my Pridea excerpt. I also really want to get working on Origfic Bingo too! Argh, maybe I should put my piece aside and just work on Bingo? I like that idea! Especially since I have five really great plots I want to work on in five seperate pieces! I know I said I'd scrap them, but I worked hard to generate those ideas! ... Yosh, starting tomorrow, I'll hit the ground running and write, write, write! (Seriously, this time!)