Thread: Writing Daze

I have been working on writing a book for the last 2 years. I write philosophy mostly about how consciousness exists compared to not conscious things in reality. I feel like I cannot read what I am writing correctly, I can read the same thing twice in a row and hate it the first time and like it the second time, or the other way around. This can also be extended over longer periods. 90% of what I have written I cannot recollect writing when I reread it. I cannot find anyone who can either understand, or have the patience to mentally involve themselves in it enough to make sense out of it.

Anymore when I write more to it, its like I have no perspective of what it is I am gonna do with all of it. I understand that I need some kind of picture of it all to put a book together. Its like Im shooting in the dark, or beating my head against a wall. Or maybe its like beating my head against a wall then trying to shoot something in the dark. My writing is like the only thing that makes me feel like I am worth anything, I dont really care much to do anything else with my life.

I would appreciate it if someone could share their perspective

There is an old saying, "Fish or cut bait."

You can never get too tight on your spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

You can never be too fast on the keyboard.

Use your present predicament wisely.

Though I really dislike the idea of outlining before I have written, I find it helps after the fact, to gather what I've accomplished into a manageable picture. Then work on one chapter at a time. I have a lot of brain fog, and have a lot of difficulty holding the whole thing up above my head too.

It sounds like you are still finding your voice, but its in the process of changing...that's a good thing...sometimes frustration I know.

never worry about how a story is until you finish writing it