I share thought process

[sparklebutch]

I'm writing the prompts, I'm writing.

I do have a problem though. Some of the ones I got from the meme, plus some of the ones I get from my usual prompts community, they all lead me in one direction. Keep picking at the same wound.

With that, I have two problems. A, just how many times can I write the same basic story obsessively before everyone is sick and tired of it, and B, well, some of the things would be perfect for happy smut, and all I get is torture and torment and lack of joy. Which would probably bring... sharper reactions in readers, maybe, but, I don't *want* to write misery.

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[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

it's an unhealthy focus.

Right. I see.

Because *I* don't write, I just type, and the texts are always better. My own self-indulgent crap comes from *me*; pure muse doesn't. It just flows. It's like we mean the exact opposites.

Okay, switch the words then. I probably shouldn't ever use the word 'muse' because I mistrust it. I agree that the best writing comes from that sensation of 'just typing'; which is why people who say "you just have to keep on doing it, work harder" either don't know what they're talking about, or write very differently than I do. Probably the latter.

What I meant is angst, torture; *contents* I don't enjoy writing, that Cat doesn't enjoy reading.

I see. Yes, I thought you meant... poor quality. (That which I have never seen from you.) Is it just... subjectively difficult for you and Cat, because of its nature, or something that would make any reader cringe? If it's just a subjective thing, I can't see that it's bad in any wider sense: other readers might appreciate it and enjoy its darkness.

What I meant is angst, torture; *contents* I don't enjoy writing, that Cat doesn't enjoy reading.

Do you really actively want to do something else, or are you just reacting viscerally to the painfulness of the theme?

[sparklebutch.livejournal.com]

or something that would make any reader cringe

Subjective. You'd be amazed what some people read. Me, I like peaceful, understated, and happy. I write much worse than that. Also I can take a lot more, when reading, than Cat - she really doesn't like the dark. She says I shouldn't consider that, but I do.

Do you really actively want

Ugh, I don't know anymore. This whole thing is so self-involved.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Me, I like peaceful, understated, and happy. I write much worse than that. Also I can take a lot more, when reading, than Cat - she really doesn't like the dark.

Yeah. I can never really predict what I can take, and most of the time it's a matter of tone rather than content. So how to judge? I have to do it on a case to case basis. Because I like your style, I could probably handle more darkness than with another writer. But it's fairly complex, and not predictable.