First off, you are not terrible *hugs* You write, your want to write, and your characters are still alive to you. That makes you a writer in my book.
I can understand why a lot of the Elfy madness stopped - a lot of people have been munched on by RL recently. But, even when one had no time to write great epics, that doesn't mean not writing at all. There are things - like the drabbles and mini-challenges - which can keep the fun alive.
(I also agree about the quality of Elfy commenting dropping off. Partly, it's because I just can't devote the time to Elfy that I used to, but I'm sure the time I spent mentoring used to be balanced by the fantastically good stuff. I'm not doing either anymore)
I think LJ has had a mixed effect. Certainly there are people I'm friends with now that I wouldn't have been without it. You're right, though - the real life posts have drowned out the creativity. I think it's time we remember why we all became friends to start with. We either do nothing and let things drfit apart, or we can try to rescue it before it gets worse. I think we've made a good start this weekend. It may yet fail, but at least we're trying.
Of course, your A-Levels take priority. You won't appreciate this, but I think you'll be alright. Just keep calm, and try not to get distracted. You haven't done what I did, which was taking advantage of study leave to start a new novel.
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Date: 2006-05-21 08:13 pm (UTC)First off, you are not terrible *hugs* You write, your want to write, and your characters are still alive to you. That makes you a writer in my book.
I can understand why a lot of the Elfy madness stopped - a lot of people have been munched on by RL recently. But, even when one had no time to write great epics, that doesn't mean not writing at all. There are things - like the drabbles and mini-challenges - which can keep the fun alive.
(I also agree about the quality of Elfy commenting dropping off. Partly, it's because I just can't devote the time to Elfy that I used to, but I'm sure the time I spent mentoring used to be balanced by the fantastically good stuff. I'm not doing either anymore)
I think LJ has had a mixed effect. Certainly there are people I'm friends with now that I wouldn't have been without it. You're right, though - the real life posts have drowned out the creativity. I think it's time we remember why we all became friends to start with. We either do nothing and let things drfit apart, or we can try to rescue it before it gets worse. I think we've made a good start this weekend. It may yet fail, but at least we're trying.
Of course, your A-Levels take priority. You won't appreciate this, but I think you'll be alright. Just keep calm, and try not to get distracted. You haven't done what I did, which was taking advantage of study leave to start a new novel.
*hugs*