I don't know if this is a topic suitable for this kind of website but I'm having trouble writing, and it's affecting my self-esteem.
I aspire to write science fiction, specifically short stories and maybe even one day I'll try my hand at a novel, but every time I sit down to write, I go blank because I struggle to describe the setting or find appropriate words. It's really annoying and causes me to put away my notebook, and I feel I make no progress. Makes me feel that I'm bad at writing too.
I have managed to write some stuff but most of it is scraps and unfinished short stories that I've written just to see how they'll turn out. When I read them again though, I don't think very highly of my work and I'm very self-critical. It's even worse now when I can't even put pencil to paper because I can't find the right word to describe someone waking up! I keep forgetting that what I write is only a draft or ramble. I have all these ideas floating around in my stupid head but I can't get them out.
I'm even self-criticising myself while writing this, I know it's not the best, but I'm tired, so I have an excuse hehe. Like I said though, I don't think this is necessarily appropriate to put here but the lack of enthusiasm and inability to write is chipping away at my confidence.
It's not very fulfilling.
I aspire to write science fiction, specifically short stories and maybe even one day I'll try my hand at a novel, but every time I sit down to write, I go blank because I struggle to describe the setting or find appropriate words. It's really annoying and causes me to put away my notebook, and I feel I make no progress. Makes me feel that I'm bad at writing too.
I have managed to write some stuff but most of it is scraps and unfinished short stories that I've written just to see how they'll turn out. When I read them again though, I don't think very highly of my work and I'm very self-critical. It's even worse now when I can't even put pencil to paper because I can't find the right word to describe someone waking up! I keep forgetting that what I write is only a draft or ramble. I have all these ideas floating around in my stupid head but I can't get them out.
I'm even self-criticising myself while writing this, I know it's not the best, but I'm tired, so I have an excuse hehe. Like I said though, I don't think this is necessarily appropriate to put here but the lack of enthusiasm and inability to write is chipping away at my confidence.
It's not very fulfilling.