God, I'm depressed.

[panik]

One, just one, of the many things I have to do today is re-write the first two chapters of my book and send it out to new agents.

The agency I approached first don't want it; one of their criticisms is that it's set in the recent past, so I'm taking out anything that points to it being a few years ago (nothing in Cuba has really changed since I made this trip so it's not really a biggie), leaving the time-frame ambiguous and trying again with three new agencies.

In total, I had to ditch three paragraphs. A simple enough task.

But now, everytime I read it through, to make sure it all still flows together, I come across something else that is just B.A.D. I've written and re-written and re-re-written and now I'm utterly convinced that the whole thing is a big, steaming pile of stinking poo. Or is it? I don;t know. I have no perspective on it at all anymore.

Man...

It's now 13.05. This is all I've done today and I'm no closer to completion  than I was at 8.00 this morning.

Shit.

I'm having a bad, bad day.

Comments

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

I do that all the time. Some moods I can pick up any story I have ever written and be convinced of its utter triteness.

It's probably you, not the story, if that helps. Leave it, walk away, go back to it in a day or two maybe?

::hugs you::

Thanks, hon.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I know, I know... I've been here so many times before but... sheesh!

I'm putting it aside. I'll look at it again tomorrow. I've decided to eat instead (why didn't I put any chocolate on the Tesco order?) - and write fic. Fic is never as hard to write, have you noticed?

Thanks for your hugs and words of writerly wisdom. maybe the wretched thing will look less dung-like in the morning. ::nods in attempt to convince self::

[talcat.livejournal.com]

I think you should take a short break have a cup of tea or go for a walk and just leve it for an hour or so then go back to it hopefuly feeling refreshed.

Perhaps a nice fic read would help you feel better *innocence*

[talcat.livejournal.com]

Ooooh Sorry I didn't mean to tag onto sombody elses comment I've pressed the wroung reply button! SORRY!

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I forgive you. (o:

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps a nice fic read would help you feel better *innocence*"
You think I didn't try that already? (o:

It's only 2.00 (it feels so much later - ot is it just that I feel so much older?) - I shall start writing some fic, go for a walk. I'm leaving the chapters till tomorrow. Another day can't hurt.

[talcat.livejournal.com]

Did you go read my finished fic after?
I'm hopeing yo still like it.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Your fic is great.