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A messy sketch of another central character in my novel in progress: The Dictatorship.
Meet Youko Tanaka.
More of the cast from my novel in progress. Tomo Dachi.
If you're an aspiring author working to get published, slaving away on a novel in progress with perfection as your goal... I would highly advise you, every once in a while... to write.
Not on your novel, not in your notes and concepts document, not on anything even remotely professional and not in a journal. Simply tell a story, stress free, with no expectations. Could be fanfiction from your favorite series, a random short story idea you had three months ago, or a writing prompt you found online. Allow yourself to have some fun again. Remind yourself why you love what you do. It will make you all the more determined and inspired to one day complete your ultimate work.
Fanfiction was how I originally fell in love with writing (that and my adventures in my paracosms). I started putting my story ideas on paper when I was eight. Four years ago I stopped writing fanfiction altogether, deeming it a waste of time when I could be putting my talents elsewhere. But a couple days ago I randomly decided to sit down with a computer and a few ideas, no outline or notes whatsoever, and just have a good time. Incredibly cleansing.
Hello fellow writers, I was doing pretty good with my current novel, but I feel like I hit a wall and I’m starting to lose my motivation to continue.
I noticed that if I take too much time away from it, I start getting bored and work on something else. I’m determined to finish this one, any suggestions would be helpful on how you got past this.
Suggestions Please and Thank You
One of my characters gets a distinctive facial injury. I’m struggling with ideas to make their face looked scarred and almost scary, (Example, Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender), but not enough that they would look horrific and terrifying to the average person. (Example, The Hound in Game of Thrones / ASOIAF).
For note, this person is a warrior who is defeated and has to wear that shame on his face.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.