Anyone know the feeling?

I've been writing a lot of chapters recently that are mentally draining. I tend to usually have a lot of angst (with a good amount of fluff added in) in my stories, I think my newest one by far had the most angst that I've ever written, especially in this second part. And its getting harder to write them. Anyone else know what I mean?
Phoenix_Tears 6 years ago
@hatsugoii I know the feeling. I've sat thinking and staring at a blank word document for hours. I try to listen to music to think... but I end up getting side tracked, then the next thing I realize is, it's after midnight and I have to get some sleep. I sometimes get ideas when I'm at work, and I want to include it... sometimes it fits, other times it doesn't and I have to hope that I'll remember it for another chapter down the line
Phoenix_Tears 6 years ago
@xoanneox Thats exactly my issue! I'm trying to get down the reaction to my character's suicide attempt. Its tricky because I want it to be like a realistic reaction to it. I've written some difficult things in this story, but I think this is by far the hardest thing.
Phoenix_Tears 6 years ago
@damnationSUruck I'm the same way, this story somehow just came to me randomly and I just started typing it out and it came so quickly at first. Now that is a little ways in (like 33 or 34 chapters in) it's a bit harder for everything to flow like it did in the past. I dont want to step away for too long, because I did that with my previous story... now I have no muse at all for it. Maybe when I go on vacation again that can be my break from writing :)
Phoenix_Tears 6 years ago
@fefedove very true. I usually just try and get the chapter written and just do some minor editing after its finished.
hatsugoii 6 years ago
angst or not, writing is mentally draining me every single time. I'm a fluff + angst writer but sometimes I can't imagine the scene that I wanted and I would sit in front of my laptop for a few hours thinking about it. Sometimes it took me a whole month to finish a chapter and it leads me to abandon the story unintentionally. The worst thing is when I was ready to go to bed, the idea suddenly came out of nowhere and I'm like :) FML YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SLOW AM I BUT THAT JUST WHO I AM. I feel so bad for my readers tbh.
Mishtique 6 years ago
writing, in general, is tiring for me. Especially when it comes to angst, suicide, or other dark themes and i have to imagine the scene but also the response that the others give... Its hard to imagine it all that it feels like I had to run a marathon
damnationSUruck 6 years ago
Writing /is/ taxing, no doubt. It's not just angst for me, but I also tend to get exhausted simply plotting and calculating what happens when and figuring out pacing and all that. It's a tricky business and certainly requires a lot more work than meets the eye.
Be sure to take breaks though to not feel burned out! It's good to take a step back from your writing every once in a while and revisit it with fresh eyes.
fefedove 6 years ago
@Phoenix_Tears You can try just keep going forward and keep writing even if it feels like it , then go back after a while. Sometimes if you try revising and fixing things,you'll get nowhere.
Phoenix_Tears 6 years ago
@fefedove that's usually how I am. I find it much easier to write darker themes, but I think its because I've had so many chapters in a row that I'm having difficulty. That chapter that I've been working on now, I've changed it 4 or 5 times already...
fefedove 6 years ago
i think it's the opposite for me lol. i pretty much only write angst and it's really hard for me to write something where everyone's happy and no one dies. but i also understand how angst can be mentally and emotionally draining..