Giving up Fic Writing-at least for now

Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:38 PM

I've thought long and hard about this. I am giving up fic writing for several reasons.

First and foremost I have realized after reading many marvelous fics in several fandoms that I can never approach the level of writing of most of the talented writers out there. I don't have half the talent of a Janeo904, Rangersebulba (can't wait to read the first chapter of your novel), jackwabbit, Gillianrose, 2x2, Bytemite and others in the Firefly/Serenity fandom and elsewhere.

Characterization and dialog has always been hard for me. I have absolutely no problems with exposition. I can describe things until the cows come home, but getting to the heart of the psychology of a character through dialog and actions just escapes me.

I've tried working with a beta. Several have offered terrific suggestions but they seem to disappear just before the work is finished or don't appear when I need them.

I also am dealing with a lot of things in real life. I barely have time each evening to go to all the websites that I want to, much less write unless I stay up. I'm naturally a night owl but real life demands that I have a job and I have to get up early in order to make it to work. If I stay up late, I'm dragging all day and totally exhusted by the end of the week. Then I spend the whole weekend catching up on websites and sleep and the whole cycle starts all over.

That and a health problem that I'm currently dealing with has me a bit down in the dumps right now. I just can't do it now.

I won't disappear. I'll be reading everyone else's fic and enjoying it. And I'll be making comments, mostly that I absolutely love what you wrote.

TTFN

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