Disstoryfaction
What to do when everything sucks
Here’s A New Word, An Idea, and A Question.
A New Word
This is where I share a word that really should exist, one that should be in the dictionary.
Disstoryfaction
: A way to describe your prose failings.
// Disstoryfaction is the result of our writing not matching our expectations.
// Every writer will have experienced at least mild disstoryfaction.
This may be more likely to occur if you were intoxicated when writing, but disappoemment is not limited to drunkriting.
Disstoryfaction can be applied equally to poetry and stories. If you prefer a more specific term for your poetry failings, you could try disappoemment.
An Idea
When your writing isn’t going well, it can be discouraging.
Here are some ways to feed your writing heart:
Don’t pile guilt on top of a failure. Shit happens; accept it, learn what you can, and move on.
Honor your current reality or situation. Know that writing and life are both important in your life, and you need to honor both.
Make room for both things and be flexible. Trust that sometimes you need to write more, and sometimes you need to support your life more.
Keep asking, “how.” Don’t panic. Instead of telling yourself that you failed or you can’t, ask yourself how. Keep looking toward the solution, and it will come to you.
Resistance gives you direction. It can show you important topics or projects that you need to pay attention to. Resistance often comes from fear, and there is growth when you move toward things you fear.
There is no wall.
A Question
What do you do to change your luck?
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