My writing is crap.

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I'm too unmotivated to write much of anything right now.

Usually, my writing is very hit-and-miss.

I had a burst of severe depression and anxiety two weeks ago that killed my writing, and I just have not been able to get back into it. But I managed to switch to a different hobby which is pyrography on wood boxes. I know my writing sucks, but it's way better than what it was when I first started with it. I need improvement. I just wish I could get myself to consistently work on it. I know I can be better.

Authors are poor judges of their own work.

Stephen King threw away his manuscript to Carrie. His wife dug it out of the trash, read it and told him she thought he was on to something and encouraged him to finish it. The rights for it were bought by Doubleday for $400,000 in 1974 if I recall correctly.

What style of humor are you trying to convey? What insight do you want to share? What do you find entertaining?

Listen , I'm not gonna tell You to try things and what not , but before anything else have confidence in Yourself , I was like You once , I didn't believe I could do anything and I got nothing in return , when You have the confidence , You will have the enthusiasm , when You have the enthusiasm , You will have the talent.

Basically if You have to force Yourself to write , You're not a writer.

Oh, yes. I've been having terrible depression lately, (haven't been diagnosed with it, but both me and my parents are pretty sure I have some form it). That's actually one of the reasons I had to drop out of my Composition II class, just because my self-esteem had gotten that bad...

However, I think I'm actually starting to regain more confidence in my writing; sparked two new ideas for fanfics, just recently.

But I'm really sorry to hear you having to go through that; I too suffer from anxiety, but I've been taking medication to help treat it for years now.

My depression just came out of nowhere and surpised me. It rarely does anymore, but it when it came back, it came out swinging. Caught me by surprise. I'm better now. I hate it when it happens like that.

It's good that you feel more confident. Even if it actually is lackluster, just having that confidence will get you through to where you can improve if you need to.

Everyone thinks their writing is crap - even the best professionals. Charles Bukowski - who ripped other writers - didn't have a high opinion of his own work, either. Shakespeare probably hated his own stuff. I'm my own worst critic when it comes down to my writing, but I have to believe I can get better - or at least someday fool a publisher to take a chance on my work.

DONT STOP!! ! in high school, i found myself in so many detentions i started going insane from boredom so i began writing a book about a post apocalyptic world where hell was leaking into earth and this half demon with a giant katana had this really intricat plan to take over the world. he even died, went to hell and came back to earth. it was the craziest thing. well over 100 pages typed in font 12. but then i threw it away because i decided writing wasnt 'cool' enough for me -____________- even if you think you're bad, keep going at it, if you stop, you might regret it one day. and even if you really are the worst writer and absolutely terrible, practice makes perfect.

All I can say is keep going. In fact, either find a new plot for the novel (use similar characters and scenarios, but think of a different structure), or else find a new novel to write entirely.

Then, if everything that you do is "crap", why do you even bother?

He didn't hate his work. That's being perfectionist; wanting to improve himself. Shakespeare didn't hate his "stuff", otherwise he wouldn't have written it, if he hated it. They both loved what they were doing, that's why they did it. They were real artists.


I have to disagree in here. Being confident or unconfident doesn't make you to have talent. You can be as enthusiastic about yourself as you want, but that doesn't produce talent. However, I agree with this one:
It's like J.M Barrie would say: "You have to believe, Peter". Well, the story of Peter Pan, is another story.

I beg to differ - Bukowski described his writing as "not so good." Yet he kept pounding out poems and fiction.

I'm really sorry. Maybe you need to relax. If the ideas flow into head, start writing again.

There is a great book called The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman. It can help explain how writing can be improved.

Another good way to improve your writing skills is to read a lot. Read as many novels as you can. Make sure they are acclaimed authors like Stephen King or JK Rowling.

Do not read Stephanie Meyer

You could also try writing non-fiction.

I saw the movie Stranger Than Fiction. amazing, compelling, fun movie that I would recommend if you really want to see it, but maybe you should, because it really rings a bell for people screwed with monotony (don't let that offend you, just generalizing how you feel). Just go ahead, spend like a MONTH or however long it takes, don't write a book, don't keep a journal--you may be pressured to, that never worked for me (I suffer from bipolar and aspergers, but Bipolar II with a major computer OCD problem that keeps me from journal writing to start)...just learn something that interests you, that is easy to learn, that you happen to love to do. Meditate. Watch movies you like. Take short walks out in the neighborhood. More than anything, even if it takes you months, a half a year whatever to write anything, do what you enjoy, don't worry about socializing, distract yourself from what you hate. Eckart Tolle is a breakthrough spiritual teacher (and you're about to roll your eyes, go right ahead), and if you read anything or want to see what it's like to escape the fury of life, get out the novel The Power of Now. yeah, yeah, yeah JUST LIVE. you don't have to just concentrate on the moment like he says.

but everything i'm suggesting are things you should consider. Once you get out and try living, come back, try to write a paragraph or so. Or if you feel better, write.