Ok… I’ve been in a bit of a writing slump, to the point where it almost feels like a block. It’s weird, and for those of you who have followed my fics, you probably know I had a good run where I was writing like crazy (almost a year, in fact). But recently, for maybe the last three months, I’ve managed to write only about one chapter of a new story. Thankfully, this block hasn’t seeped into editing, and since my fics are fully written before posting, if you’re following either of my two current ones you don’t really have to worry about a delay due to this.
It’s been a bit frustrating though (I have a newfound sympathy to anyone facing writers block). I’ve had new ideas, and like, there’s at least 10-15 others in my ‘ideas’ doc, including a fully completed outline that’s been begging to be written since… September?? (and another ~85% completed fic that I haven't been able to write the ending for for almost a year now). I was beginning to think maybe my Link Click hyper-fixation was starting to wane, even though the art and current stories still have me pretty invested.
Turns out, it’s not that, because today I’m sitting here trying to write this additional happy scene for one of my stories, having the same issues, when into my head pops this new idea for a scene that could relate to it that I could write. So I give it a try, and I do. In one sitting, in a matter of an hour or two, it’s completely done. But it’s not the happy scene I set out to finish - the one I need to write, the most important one. No, this is the made-myself-ugly-cry-again angst scene that the fic arguably didn’t need.
So yea, I guess that's the answer. Angst. It’s what fuels me. I thought I was a changed person with this new comedy fic but turns out, nope.
Y’all… pray for LG and CXS in my stories, because they're so fucked… (but I guess that's the case in canon, too, so...)
(and if you're interested or need a cry or laugh, username is the same on ao3)
