In the November of 2023, while I was on a tour, I conceptualised an idea for a novel. I was fueled with emotion at the time and I managed to come up with a rough idea of the plot, how the characters would be, and where the story is headed. I wanted to begin writing it immediately after returning from the tour, but I got caught up in the midst of a lot of work, and could never get enough time to think and write the story. I did get maybe ten minutes here and there, but I thought it would be better to devote a substantial amount of time to actually think and write something, rather than just penning down a random assortment of ideas I come up with in ten minutes.
It kept getting delayed, but finally, I got a breathing room from my schedule over the past month. However, the emotion I had behind the story seems to have dried up due to this time period and a really mundane schedule of work. I am in the middle of the third chapter of my novel, but it isn't really turning out the way I want it to be. I mean, it seems to be just meh... nothing too interesting.
At this point of time, it just seems like a failed novel, but I don't want to give up on it because it is the best idea I ever had. My question is: Am I just being too hard on myself, have you also had the same experience? What should I be doing when I have such a busy routine and do not find any time to write? And how can I improve it when it already seems like a failed novel?
It kept getting delayed, but finally, I got a breathing room from my schedule over the past month. However, the emotion I had behind the story seems to have dried up due to this time period and a really mundane schedule of work. I am in the middle of the third chapter of my novel, but it isn't really turning out the way I want it to be. I mean, it seems to be just meh... nothing too interesting.
At this point of time, it just seems like a failed novel, but I don't want to give up on it because it is the best idea I ever had. My question is: Am I just being too hard on myself, have you also had the same experience? What should I be doing when I have such a busy routine and do not find any time to write? And how can I improve it when it already seems like a failed novel?