Writing prodigy but I sometimes don't like/hate it

[Magnanimous]

Hi all.

So I entered my first writing competition after only 6 months of training. It was national, against people from 12-16 years of age (in my age), and I got 2nd place.

But I always don't feel this raging passion inside of me when writing. Why is that?

I feel that its because when I'm writing most of the time, I'm writing without a grand vision in mind. I'm usually just doing a fight scene. Thrilling but not really ambitious. But even when I have something with vision going on I can feel kind of dead and resent the act of putting words to paper/laptop.

So what am I doing wrong?

And is this the right thing for me?

Edited July 22, 2023 by Magnanimous

[Leo Gura]

You're not always gonna love your work. Sometimes I don't like making a video. Which is why it's called work and not play.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Leo Gura

[r0ckyreed]

The key though is to turn work into play. If you are using a lot of effort, struggle, force, and “work”, then you are probably doing it wrong.

It’s important to act on your highest desire/passion to the best of your ability. Then, you will be able to dance more with life and with your purpose. 

When I am passionate about something, it doesn’t feel like work at all. You have to learn how to turn resistance into flow.

Edited July 23, 2023 by r0ckyreed

[Loving Radiance]

@Magnanimous Accept the cost of hard work. There's always emotional labor involved.

[Yimpa]

4 hours ago, Loving Radiance said:

@Magnanimous Accept the cost of hard work. There's always emotional labor involved.

What about times you’re in the flow state, though?

[Magnanimous]

10 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

What about times you’re in the flow state, though?

Defo love it

Especially the more visionary the thing is

But if I'm not as inspired (I can get into writing flow state easily regardless of my inspiration) there's a little resistance to the process

[Yimpa]

@Magnanimous Have you ever considered using AI, such as GPT-4, to help with your writing? Doesn’t have to write for you, but it can give you suggestions and expand your ideas.

I basically had GPT-4 write this story below. It didn’t get the story the way I wanted it the first time, so I gave GPT-4 more suggestions on how to revise it until it finally sounded good to me.

I felt like a director on a movie set, haha.

 

[r0ckyreed]

 

[Yimpa]

@r0ckyreed Haha, “blissipline”! First time I’ve heard that term before 

4 minutes ago, Loving Radiance said:

@Yimpa Is there a contradiction?

What do you mean?

[gettoefl]

fiction is for money, non fiction is for self

fiction you have something to convey, non fiction you are figuring stuff out