Before I get all in my feelings about writing projects, let me give you three quick podcast recommendations. I Spy from Foreign Policy captures stories from real-life espionage agents. The details are what keep you listening, even if some of the episodes are a little dry. What’s, um, wet I guess, is the great and good Margo Martinadale’s narrator work. I could listen to her 24/7.
Wanting to write interesting fiction and being able to do so are, for me, unrelated issues. While I love reading history more than fiction I don't have enough in-depth knowledge to attempt writing anything with a historical bent. Meanwhile the fiction I've tried to write is not very good. And no one really wants my satirical essays. So it goes.
I'm in a very, very similar boat w/r/t trying to let go of a project that doesn't seem to be going anywhere right now. (I'm also on Fiction Fail #2, at least, maybe 3, depending on how you count.) I haven't been able to clear the metaphorical or literal decks, though, mostly because there's nothing new nibbling at the edges of my brain. Mostly, it's blank. Last time this happened, it was years before I found a new thread to pick up. It's hard. I hope you can weave your useful garment!
Wanting to write interesting fiction and being able to do so are, for me, unrelated issues. While I love reading history more than fiction I don't have enough in-depth knowledge to attempt writing anything with a historical bent. Meanwhile the fiction I've tried to write is not very good. And no one really wants my satirical essays. So it goes.
I'm in a very, very similar boat w/r/t trying to let go of a project that doesn't seem to be going anywhere right now. (I'm also on Fiction Fail #2, at least, maybe 3, depending on how you count.) I haven't been able to clear the metaphorical or literal decks, though, mostly because there's nothing new nibbling at the edges of my brain. Mostly, it's blank. Last time this happened, it was years before I found a new thread to pick up. It's hard. I hope you can weave your useful garment!
As a new reader I need to go back to prior Westing Game inquiry. How far back plz?