http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide Forums » Topic: Depressed when it's all over? en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:28:24 +0000 http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-4518 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:19:30 +0000 Braveluck 4518@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I completely understand. When I finish writing a novel, my sense of accomplishment lasts about 1 day and then I just feel like I've stuffed the whole story in a bottle and tossed it into the sea. The only cure is to start writing something else. I believe one can only tinker and edit a story for so long before it must be published and called done. I do like the companionship of always having a novel to work on, knowing that the task is always there for me when I need to use creative energy. When a novel is finished, I do miss working on it. If you are having similar feelings it must mean that you really put a lot of your heart in the writing and it's probably good. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-3715 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:28:39 +0000 Dary 3715@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>The end is too far away to contemplate. I barely plan 24 hours ahead, let alone 10 years! Besides, I've got 43,276 other projects and plans to fill the time XD</p> <p>Freezing time for everyone but myself (and not ageing during said frozen time) would be the only way I could achieve everything I want D: </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-3714 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:41:59 +0000 A. M. Harte 3714@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I hear you on the depressed front. I end up just feeling listless. After investing so much time and energy into one thing, it's weird to think that it's all grown up and done.</p> <p>I was just talking about finishing a serial to MCM, actually. He mentioned the fact that you could, if you wanted to, re-serialize the story, as in take it all down and begin posting it again.</p> <p>I can see why that would be nice from both author and reader POV (lots of people seem turned off by having to read large chunks of literature, and prefer bite-sized updates), but MCM was thinking about it from a business point of view (so he could perhaps make more money on ebook sales). </p> <p>I don't think I'll do it as I can't see the end of my serial at the moment, and think it'll evolve into several book arcs. It's something to consider, anyhow. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2735 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:08:01 +0000 Frances Gonzalez 2735@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>@irk and grantcravens: Congratulations for finishing your stories (or at least the first parts of them)! </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2715 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:47:23 +0000 Murazrai 2715@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Hmm...since that I have to complete 8 more to compete the story arc (9 if I include the spin-off) won't bother whether that I'll make a new story arc. But if I completed that (perhaps in 4-5 years time), I will start a new story arc which will happen in a totally different dimension, which is filled with 1's and 0's. Hopefully I can complete the in time. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2714 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:00:49 +0000 irk 2714@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Definitely agree with Sora's sentiments on the story being DONE. At least I've got lots more PK novels in the queue to write. It would be quite a head trip if I stopped writing in this series altogether. Since I moved to Oregon, it sort of started up, so it's been a part of me making a new life for myself, and a part of that new life. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2713 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:55:34 +0000 Sora 2713@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I keep thinking about what's going to happen when Book 1 of IAR. It's amazing that I even got one story arc done. I don't know what I'm going to do when the whole series is done. It's been a part of my life forever. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2712 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:57:34 +0000 Murazrai 2712@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>At first, I thought that after I finished the story I put up those extras and have some rest, while drafting my second story. But it seems like if I do this, some people will think I'm not updating. Thus, I posted up a side story. Now I'm become busy. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2710 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:10:41 +0000 grantcravens 2710@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Also, I like the "things silly authors do" tag on this post. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2709 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:05:41 +0000 grantcravens 2709@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I've been struck by how empty I felt when I finished 7 Days. Something that was such a part of my life for a long time was suddenly gone. It was kind of like losing a good friend. Of course, after so many revisions, I just want to be done with it... </p> <p>Not that I don't love it. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2708 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:57:15 +0000 Ryan Span 2708@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>It was the weirdest time ever after I finished the first book of Street. Publishing it was even weirder. I barely did any work on the second book until the first was released in print and the second was supposed to be back up and running. Had a hard time getting it going, too. Felt like I was going to have difficulty recapturing the magic. Also sales of Empathy didn't match my unrealistic hopes, so that left me down in the dumps too.</p> <p>It's taken me a long time to fully rebuild my writing confidence. That's okay, though, I've got it back now.</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Ryan </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2707 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:49:23 +0000 nomesque 2707@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Awww... *hugs*</p> <p>I don't personally have this issue - too many stories on the go at once - but I know a lot of writers do. You're definitely not alone :-) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/depressed-when-its-all-over#post-2705 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:43:14 +0000 irk 2705@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I just posted up the final chapter of Novel 1 in The Peacock King Trilogy. I finished writing the actual novel sometime in January, so my posts have mostly consisted of that backlog plus some edits as I go. Basically when I've been posting, I haven't been writing anything new. It's been *done* for two months. After I was finished writing I felt kind of weird, like there was no more work to do and this sort of confused me, and I expected to need a break but was surprised that that wasn't the case.</p> <p>Now that I've actually POSTED the last chapter, I'm totally mopey about it. I had to force myself to finish the illustration for it today so that I COULD post it. I didn't expect to be this sad, especially since I've got a good chunk of Novel 2 already written! It's like my baby grew up, and now I get to go through the troublesome years of raising a teenager.</p> <p>Has anybody else felt like this after finishing a story, or an I just a nut? </p>