Disliking what you've written...
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44721)
Staten Island, New York
January 24, 2017 7:47pm CST
Sometimes I really want to write but when I sit down no matter what I try to write I end up disliking it. I try re-writing it but no matter how many times I try to do it I still end up rejecting it. It becomes very frustrating for me, so I just delete everything and give up for the day. Has that every happened to you?
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@41CombedaleRoad (5954)
• Greece
25 Jan 17
If you struggle for perfection you will always feel like that. I suggest you stop destroying what you write and let others judge its worth. Writing is a little like painting in oils, if you keep going over the same thing you end up spoiling it.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jan 17
I think not being in a good mood when I try to write can be the reason for not liking what I am writing.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
25 Jan 17
I believe in the "never delete" rule. As a screenwriter, I have written GARBAGE but people ended up liking it anyway. Everyone is their own critic, but sometimes you need to have your writing looked at with other eyes to get true results. Just go for it.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jan 17
I am thinking now it is a good idea to keep what I've written if I do not like it because maybe if I come back to it another day I will change my mind about it and actually like it. Sometimes, I find that if I am not in a good mood I end up rejecting what I write...
@rina110383 (24492)
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25 Jan 17
Yes, when I'm so preoccupied and I'm in the mood to write.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jan 17
I love to express my feelings through my writing. It can be very therapeutic.
@TheInvisibleMan (17597)
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25 Jan 17
No, and when I feel like this can happen, I change my way of writing.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
25 Jan 17
Maybe once or twice but the stuff I was writing was stuff I knew would set off a bunch of nasty responses, so I gave up on them.
@Mike197602 (15512)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 17
Literally hundreds of times
I've written hundreds of discussions and deleted them before posting.
More often than not I've had a few drinks and written something controversial and the sober part of me removed it
Last time I did it the sober part lost and I posted it...admin removed it
I've written hundreds of discussions and deleted them before posting.
More often than not I've had a few drinks and written something controversial and the sober part of me removed it
Last time I did it the sober part lost and I posted it...admin removed it@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jan 17
I have this issue when trying to post discussions. Before I posted this one, I was writing about something totally different, but then after re-writing it many times I just deleted it and wrote this discussion, which I was contemplating deleting as well...
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@Adelheit (34)
• Philippines
28 Jan 17
I have this default setting in my brain that whatever I write is poop. I still write it and store them for future use and motivation to continue it. Some people like my work and I've won some contests because of works that I hate. But, if I like my work, those pieces don't win anything lol. I still love them though.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
30 Jan 17
Maybe you are being too critical of what you write.
@Adelheit (34)
• Philippines
31 Jan 17
@lovebuglena even my friends tell me that XD. Maybe I think too much when I want to write something good or get too emotional or something.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jan 17
I used to write using pen and paper much more in the past than I do now. Now I use my computer to write. So much easier. And if I make mistakes or want to edit what I've written it's much easier and less messy too.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
26 Jan 17
@lovebuglena but I still love the feel of pen and paper...its amazing
