I can't emphasize exactly how much I needed to hear this right now. I don't remember when I first encountered it, but I once read that "Real writers don't write because they want to be writers, real writers write because they have something to say and can't hold it in anymore" and it's made me feel like if I decide in a specific moment that I want to write a story or novel and then have to spend any time figuring out what I want to write about, then I shouldn't bother because a good idea worth reading about will come to me first. It's hard to unlearn even though it sounds ridiculous!
Hey there Andi. I'm so glad this came at a good time for you! And yes, I think it's all too easy for we writers to think in the way you describe. I think we're much better off waiting until we have ideas for a great story that readers are going to really respond to and enjoy, as opposed to ideas for a statement! ☺👊
I can't emphasize exactly how much I needed to hear this right now. I don't remember when I first encountered it, but I once read that "Real writers don't write because they want to be writers, real writers write because they have something to say and can't hold it in anymore" and it's made me feel like if I decide in a specific moment that I want to write a story or novel and then have to spend any time figuring out what I want to write about, then I shouldn't bother because a good idea worth reading about will come to me first. It's hard to unlearn even though it sounds ridiculous!
Hey there Andi. I'm so glad this came at a good time for you! And yes, I think it's all too easy for we writers to think in the way you describe. I think we're much better off waiting until we have ideas for a great story that readers are going to really respond to and enjoy, as opposed to ideas for a statement! ☺👊