The Problem with Writing

Okay. I'm blogging right now. That only means one thing, doesn't it? I'm bored. I've finished my two books in a total of nine hours. T_T So, uh, what should I blog about today?

...I don't know about you, but, I'm gonna start ranting about my FUHRUSTURATIONS as a writer. I better put it in a neat little list lest my mind go crazy in Ranting Mode and start ranting about peas and jiggling fat and squishy deodorant. .__.

• Everyone says you're too young to be a writer.

Okay, so I grew up in a community of kids who were never too young to dream. I have friends who started businesses before they even went to high school, friends who were novelists (just like moi) even before they graduated elementary, and friends who are now motivational speakers and young preachers. Who, I may add, aren't even in college yet. (I have such awesome friends.)

So, naturally, if they could do it, I could too. But then I met a little something called SOCIETY.

They're like "LOL U CANTZ WRITE A BOOK WHENZ U R A KID. U HAFTA FINISH SCOOL FURST N GETZ A JOB N STUFFZ." (I'm serious, sometimes I imagine people speak like this T_T.) And then when you prove them wrong and actually write a decent-ish novel, they expect it to be as good as a New York Times bestseller, 'cause, you know, you're a "genius". So if you don't meet their expectations, they start telling you you're too young to be a writer. Again.

Let me clarify something: just because I've decided to publish my works at a young age does not mean I'm a genius. I mean, I like to think I am, buuut I'm not. I'm not a genius; I'm someone who's confident enough to take a risk.

That's not genius. That's crazy. So, bottom line is, I'm crazy. But so what? Everyone could write a book if they'd just try. I just happened to write one in middle school. T_T

• You're expected to stick to one thing

If you're anything like me, there are ALWAYS story ideas in your head. Buzzing around like little hyperactive atoms on coffee. Or sugar. (Sugar. Right.) In fact, the inspiration's so strong you just HAAAAVE to write it down, but you can't 'cause you already started writing a novel, so you wait for the "right time" to write your idea...

...then it's gone...a beautiful idea...dies...

If you haven't noticed from my past blog posts, I can't stick to one topic. Nope. Not happening. My brain's too ADHD to do it.

Which is exactly why I want to finish my novel IMMEDIATELY so that people would stop asking me when my novel will be out (remember when I told you I'd have it published early May? Yeah, well...it's early May. And I've only finished Chapter 3. ;__;) AND I'll finally get started on my random book, Stuff, which will have no theme, no single topic, and no sense whatsoever.

• You're expected to enjoy writing 24/7 and be writing every moment of your life

Okay, I really love writing. I like imagining, and I like making my imagination come to life in front of other people. So I can make the man-eating dragons in my head come to life and, you know, eat you. :3

Buuut just because I love doesn't mean that I'll always be itching to write, and every time I do, a rainbow of inspiration would just be flowing into my noggin.

Nope. Nope, nope, nope.

Unfortunately, I'm one of the worst kinds of writer there is, 'cause I:

a) succumb easily to writer's block

b) procrastinate

c) cannot stick to a single story/theme/plot/topic (as of now, I'm managing a blog, a demanding novel which is the first in a series of four, an imaginary pirate anime, a Percy Jackson fanfiction, and a whole caboodle of unfinished stories.)

d) actually have no idea what I love writing

I guess I'm one of those "general writers". I'm pretty good at fiction, buuut I'm not really loving that area there. I can write decent articles, buuut that's no fun. I can write blog posts of RAINBOWS AND NUTELLA AND LEGIT ADVICE AND LLAMAS AND MOVIE REVIEWS AND RANTS, buuut then there's a good chance you wouldn't be successful there. Which is no fun, either.

Sigh.

...I have no idea what I'm writing about. Maybe it's my body's mechanism in distracting myself, 'cause I really need to poop.

So. Blog or poop?

Well, either way, I'd be releasing crap, so...

Blogging it is then. T___T Peace out.