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[averygoodun42]

It's finished, and it's crap. 26,670 words, a good half of which are crap.

Really, truly, and I don't know if I have the wherewithal to revise it.

At least I have the title figured out now.

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[subversa.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

You know it always feels this way when you finish a story - or, at least, I do. Put it to one side - you don't have to revise it today! You've titled it, it's "down on paper" - give yourself a break and treat youself for a difficult job, completed.

I truly and sincerely doubt that it *is* crap.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

I always feel like I can't write worth she-at (how do you spell the exaggeratted Texan pronunciation of "shit" anyway?), throughout the whole process. Why I continue, I don't know. Maybe I'm a masochist.

No, this is different. I thought it was up to my usual standard until I printed it out (60 pages!) and started rereading it. It is muddled, the characterizations are sloppy and... well, I just don't like it. It has NOT been a cathartic experience.

But yes, a break and a treat are what's needed. Thank you.