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 Thing is, my writing-self is a mess right now. Kind of an ugly mess, but maybe I should start from the beginning.

Point is: I've always written in Italian. Problem is, I've never had too many people reading my stuff, whatever it was. But those who read it are really close friends of mine and I've always valued their opinion a lot. Really a lot. Anyway, last year I posted my stuff and those six, seven people who read it (well, let's make that nine or ten) really seemed to enjoy it, though I've always done mostly RPS rock-band-fiction or The Dark Tower stuff which in Italy is.. well, nonexistant, so I've never had someone I didn't know from before I started to write to... like, look up to. Or whatever. Anyway, last year I was on a roll. I put out like, a fic every three days, sometimes even two, which was something I felt proud of. Because I've always wanted to write, I've always liked it and my secret dream is to make my living out of it, and the fact that I had so many ideas and that I was able to put them down and that someone actually liked what I did flattered me. So I went like this for sometime, and then last year I had to slow down because of school and such.

That said, I thought that after the exams I'd start back in full force like before, but I miscalculated. I mean, I wrote, but not at that pace. Which wouldn't be a problem, meaning that I put more effort into that, but... well. The more effort I put, the more the fic looks non-original. Or whatever. After one in which I had really put effort and a veery few people read since it always was obscure fandom XD, and well didn't reach the target, everything I manage to put out looks dull. While before I had an idea and I got it exactly like I wanted it, now I have the idea and it looks so good, then I try to put it down and it just doesn't work. If I try to do something I'm not acquainted with (yeah, I tried with het the other day and man, it seems that I don't remember how to write a proper het scene. -.-) it seems awkward, if I do something I'm acquainted with it seems that I'm copying myself.

Then, I have at least fifteen things I've left at the middle. And I should continue them. Thing is, I open the file, look at it, shake my head, think I don't know how the fuck I should write you, leave it there and I just can't. Also if maybe it's what I should do and what would be still interesting, but thing is, there are a lot of things I'd like to do, but I wouldn't have an audience in 99% of the cases. And I don't feel motivated if I write a thing, I read it and sits there because I don't know what to do with it.

You could say, well, go write in English. Yeah, but here we are at the beginning because then only one people that reads me (you know who you are XD) would understand it. And I've tried, really, but I just can't write in two languages. It takes time, it takes too much brainstorming and I can't do it. Then try another fandom in Italian. Nice, but the only other fandom I have ideas with is Lost and I can't write it in Italian. I just can't. I've watched it all in English and I wouldn't know how to do the dialogue otherwise. Meanwhile I'm lurking on I don't know how many places, I've been doing it for months and I still didn't come out. I don't even know why because I want to. I just don't. Right, I have a couple Friday Night Lights plots, but I fear they'll stay where they are, likewise, in my head.

Which I'm hating because I want to but nothing comes out and if I ever had a touch or some ability I'd hate to lose it. And if I was ever going to post something anywhere I'd feel so freaked out it wouldn't even be funny.

God, someone get me out of this.


Ok, il problema qui è uno. Che non riesco a scrivere NIENTE.

Problema: ho sempre scritto in italiano. Non ho mai avuto tutto questo grande pubblico, ma quello che c'è è fatto all'85% di gente con cui sono molto amica e comunque di cui mi fido ciecamente, a opinioni. Comunque, fino all'anno scorso, postavo delle fic e quelle nove-dieci persone che leggevano gradivano, anche se il problema principale era che ho sempre scritto o torre nera o rps di gruppi rock, che in italia leggono in tre gatti XD quindi neanche ho avuto altri autori (a parte la gente che conoscevo da prima XD) con cui confrontarmi nè niente. Insomma, l'anno scorso ero una cosa assurda. Scrivevo una fic ogni tre giorni, anche due, e mi piaceva come mi uscivano fuori. Specie perchè dato che ho sempre voluto scrivere, da quando mi ricordo di voler fare un mestiere, ero contenta di avere tutte quelle idee, di riuscire a buttarle giù e che a qualcuno piacessero. Insomma, sono andata avanti così per un po' e poi l'anno scorso ho dovuto sospendere per gli esami.

Insomma, pensavo di ripartire bene dopo, ma quel ritmo l'avevo perso. Il che non sarebbe stato un problema, ci avrei messo più cura. Ma qui viene il casino perchè più ci penso/più mi ci sforzo, meno mi sembra originale quello che esce fuori. E dopo una in cui avevo veramente cercato di fare il meglio possibile e che hanno letto in due XD e che non ha raggiunto l'obiettivo, beh, ogni cosa che tiro fuori sembra insignficante. Non è che non ho le idee, magari ce l'ho, e sembrano così buone quando arrivano, poi le scrivo e voilà, è macchinoso, non funziona. Se provo a fare qualcosa di nuovo (e ho scoperto di non ricordarmi come cazzo si scrive una het. Bene OO) sembra strana e non va, se vado sul sicuro mi copio da sola.

E ho almeno quindici cose che ho mollato secoli fa. Dovrei e vorrei continuarle, ma apro il pc, guardo, batto due righe, scuoto la testa, penso Non so proprio che cazzo farci con te  e chiudo. Non ci riesco. Forse dovrei continuare quelle, ma non ce la faccio. E per tutto il resto che mi girerebbe di fare, non lo leggerebbe praticamente nessuno di quelli che conosco. E perchè dovrei sforzarmi se poi leggo solo io?

Adesso uno potrebbe dirmi di scrivere in inglese e postare in giro, ma siamo daccapo perchè dell'audience di cui sopra mi leggerebbe una sola persona (che sa chi è XD). Ci ho provato a fare in due lingue, ma non è fattibile. Ci vuole il triplo del tempo e prende troppo sforzo cerebrale XD Allora prova e scrivi un'altra fandom, in italiano. Peccato che le uniche idee da fandom alternativa alle mie che ho siano per Lost e che avendolo visto tutto in inglese non riuscirei a scrivere un dialogo in italiano a pagarlo. E intanto leggo da tredicimila posti e neanche riesco a commentare anche se vorrei XD e quelle due idee di Friday Night Lights che ho, beh, ho il serio terrore che resteranno dove sono. Nella mia testa XD

E questa situazione la odio perchè voglio tirare giù qualcosa ma non viene fuori niente e se prima ero bravina, o riuscivo a scrivere qualcosa di decente, ho paura che se continua così la perderò. E se dovessi postare qualsiasi cosa ovunque mi sentirei così nervosa che sarebbe ridicolo.

Qualcuno mi tiri fuori da questo dannato casino XD

Date: 2007-10-18 07:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janie-tangerine.livejournal.com
Well compliments, your italian is definitely correct! And if you get my ramblings you definitely understand it well ;) yeah, the problem is that I have taken time off. I mean, after the exams I did a few things, I finished them and they weren't that bad, but that one thing I mentioned there, the one that for one part completely didn't reach the target, has... like, stalled me? Before I just went, after that I overlook everything and after two readings it seems lame and I leave it there. And I took time off between that and some other ones I tried this week, but I'm blank there too. And really, even you commenting it's helpful ;) thank you so much! Maybe we'll get out of there one day XD and if you go on like that with Italian you'll be singing in it soon ;)

Date: 2007-10-18 08:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hybridzephyr.livejournal.com
Parlo spagnolo. So I guess that's why I understand so much. Not everything, some of it I guess.
Your post was good at describing what I was going through. I kind of just let it go, I know the words will come back eventually. I'm good at putting a lot of pressure and demands on myself but I decided not to.

Ah! Cantar en italiano! Italy is wonderful. I want to live there for a little bit when I'm older.
It's probably not that the work is bad but you know you're capable of some really, really good stuff and it's just not the quality that you know you can write. Because I think writers never really write crap, they sometimes just don't write on their highest level. But yes, hopefully one day we'll get out of that spot. Hopefully you sooner than me so I can read some of your work!
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Date: 2007-10-18 09:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janie-tangerine.livejournal.com
I really hope the same for you, I'd love to read something of yours ;)

And if you want to come here you shouldn't repent, once you get over the crappy trains and some other crappy stuff that we had since forever Italy is a most wonderful place to live if you get in the right city ;) /shameless patriotism which usually doesn't exist XD

Date: 2007-10-18 09:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hybridzephyr.livejournal.com
Italy is just great and it's honestly enchanting.
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