Today we were introduced to a character named Barton Fink. Fink is a tortured writer who affirms the idea that the biggest antagonist is your life is yourself. He is a perfectionist, and can't seem to bring himself to write something he doesn't deem worthy.
I can't help but to feel like Fink, especially when it comes to creative writing exercises. When I begin I spend way too much time staring at a blank computer screen waiting for the words to come to me. Once they do I'm never happy with them and I delete and rephrase every sentence at least once. Then I proceed to overanalyze every detail of the story until I begin wondering if what I'm writing is complete shit. When I finish I start dreading critiques and wondering how my story compares to everyone else's. I guess the difference between Fink and me is that I'm not overconfident in my writing ability which only adds to the overall problem.
Ugh! Does anyone else feel this way or am I just anal and crazy? Feel free to comment but only if you agree. (Just kidding) And don't answer the question, its rhetorical!
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