I've heard other writers talk about the experience of "channeling" a story... that it doesn't feel like 'theirs.' I've had moments like that in a story, but not all-encompassing. With a long story and a WIP like NoaG, I can imagine the reader pressure on you... meep. It must be wonderful to know that readers care about the characters you've drawn and want to know what happens to them, but at the same time, it complicates the process for you!
I started writing for largely the same reasons you did... it was a way to join in and participate. I didn't really expect it to mean as much to me as it does. I haven't had a WIP that was as closely followed as NoaG, so I haven't experienced reader expectation or pressure. And I certainly don't change what I'm doing b/c of any imagined idea of what readers might want. But I do want people to read and to care about what I wrote. I want it to matter that I wrote it.
I think that it comes down to the various ways in which I try to be a force for change or impact in the world... I need to get over that. ;)
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Date: 2011-08-29 01:30 pm (UTC)I started writing for largely the same reasons you did... it was a way to join in and participate. I didn't really expect it to mean as much to me as it does. I haven't had a WIP that was as closely followed as NoaG, so I haven't experienced reader expectation or pressure. And I certainly don't change what I'm doing b/c of any imagined idea of what readers might want. But I do want people to read and to care about what I wrote. I want it to matter that I wrote it.
I think that it comes down to the various ways in which I try to be a force for change or impact in the world... I need to get over that. ;)
*hugs