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Retire my Magnum Opus?
5 years ago
Sorry I keep posting journals about this.
I’ve been enjoying myself this month, I’ve gotten some great games and been playing them constantly. I’ve also been drawing a lot too.
Sadly, I still haven’t felt the spirit that helps me when writing my novel. If I ever have to work on it, I have to push myself to do it. It’s like the wonderful spark that allowed me to carry it has gone out.
As such, one painful question has been burning in my mind: should I abandon my novel? I put so much work and heart into the lore and story. However, I just can’t find a way to pour my soul into my writing anymore.
It just feels like I’ve been wasting time this past month, not trying to find a way to leave my mark on the world. I want to leave something in the world to be remembered. My novel series was supposed to be that, my magnum opus. Can I really just abandon it?
Even if I do, I’ll still have to decide what else to do with my life. The thought of it is overwhelming sometimes. Should I try my hand at video game design? Focus on Animation? Maybe try adapting my mecha designs into a new novel series?
I feel so sad thinking about canceling my novel series. But if I can’t muster the spirit to work on it, what else can I do?
I’ve been enjoying myself this month, I’ve gotten some great games and been playing them constantly. I’ve also been drawing a lot too.
Sadly, I still haven’t felt the spirit that helps me when writing my novel. If I ever have to work on it, I have to push myself to do it. It’s like the wonderful spark that allowed me to carry it has gone out.
As such, one painful question has been burning in my mind: should I abandon my novel? I put so much work and heart into the lore and story. However, I just can’t find a way to pour my soul into my writing anymore.
It just feels like I’ve been wasting time this past month, not trying to find a way to leave my mark on the world. I want to leave something in the world to be remembered. My novel series was supposed to be that, my magnum opus. Can I really just abandon it?
Even if I do, I’ll still have to decide what else to do with my life. The thought of it is overwhelming sometimes. Should I try my hand at video game design? Focus on Animation? Maybe try adapting my mecha designs into a new novel series?
I feel so sad thinking about canceling my novel series. But if I can’t muster the spirit to work on it, what else can I do?
Either way, I'd say maintaining your sanity is the most important. Do whatever is going to give you the chance to destress in a healthy way, and get that creative spark back.
Or perhaps you feel like you could have improved your novel or the universe around it?
How about this: Have you asked yourself why you wanted to do the series in the first place?
Ultimately though, what you do is your choice.
It's okay to keep waiting and trying. Maybe your thing would be better as a comic, or a game, or story, or set of mini stories. I tried a lot too. It's okay to take breaks. Sometimes people think back on incompleted stories and wait for the day they'll feel up to it, and if they never do, that's okay.