I love to write. Not just blogs, but fan-fictions and fictional stories. Usually involving supernatural aspects or on the rare occasion science fiction. I'm not sending these stories into any publishers or anything, just writing them for fun. Posting what I do on the internet and letting the rest of the world read and enjoy them...or sometimes read and bestow their hatred for what I write in comment form. It's all good, I learn from mistakes and take the criticism well...or as well as a person can take a big ball of emailed hate.
The other night I was looking through some of my old stores and WOW! Are they poorly written. I mean, they were written over four or five years ago, so credit where credit is due, I was young and unknowing of many words and grammar rules back then.
When I find an old story that's plot is still a really great idea but the writing leaves something to be desired I always find myself faced with two separate paths of creativity:
1) Re-write it! I'm a better writer now, I can easily re-write the story, make it better then ever, seeing as I still quite like the story, and it still interests me.
OR
2) Sometimes working on the same project, re-writing and re-planning some of the ideas can get tedious, and for me it can easily lead to obsession. There have been time when I've re-written a story and have gone back on a yearly basis after that constantly re-writing it. So sometimes it's a better idea to move on. Pull up your socks of creativity, call it a day and write something new and brilliant.
How do I make this choice? Simple, it really just depends on which way the wind is blowing that day. (aka, how I'm feeling)
Yesterday I chose the quick path to obsession. I'm going to try to re-write my idea. I'll let you all know how it goes! Wish me luck!
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