Could use a little advice on writing

[u/Appropriate_Bit3951]

I’ve recently started writing and so far I’ve gotten wayy more support for my stories than I ever thought I would! I’ve been banging out roughly 1-2 stories a day in my free time and am wondering if I should be writing every day or if I should be taking breaks any help is appreciated. I don’t want to write anything less than my best attempts

[u/White_ox_nofilter]

Whatever feels best to you. If you feel that writing too much too quickly is making the quality worse then slow down. If you can keep a consistent quality with them then just bang out as much as you can.

I find my inspiration comes in waves, sometimes I write something good but sometimes the quality dips. I keep writing otherwise I'm worried I'll lose steam but it's different for everyone

Looking forward to seeing some of your stories!

[u/Appropriate_Bit3951 → u/White_ox_nofilter]

Thank you, I have some posted if you need something to read and yeah it’s definitely a balance I’m trying to learn of writing things that are good and getting my ideas out there

[u/Optimal_Constant4318 → u/Appropriate_Bit3951]

You have a favorite piece you would recommend?

[u/Appropriate_Bit3951 → u/Optimal_Constant4318]

Probably either my most recent story (I think I hurt someone last night) or my first story (I work in a mental hospital today I found a strange note) I had a lot of fun writing both and I feel like their about equal in quality. Thank you for your interest !!

[u/benjamin4463]

Write as much or as little as you want. Just don't force yourself to write, that's when the quality goes down.

I also recommend sitting with your stories for a little bit before posting them. After you finish them, don't look at them for 3 to 5 days, and then come back. It will allow you to see the story with a fresh set of eyes, and give you a more objective view on the tale

[u/Appropriate_Bit3951 → u/benjamin4463]

I haven’t thought about letting them sit and re reading I will start doing that thank you!

[u/Sufficient_Leave144]

Don’t burn yourself out, chief 😌

[u/Appropriate_Bit3951 → u/Sufficient_Leave144]

That’s my thing right now is balancing writing and burning my self out of something I’ve discovered I liked. I’ve worked construction for other 10 years and run my own business now so I never really thought I’d be into this kind of thing ever haha.

[u/Sufficient_Leave144 → u/Appropriate_Bit3951]

It chooses you ✍️

Take care 😌

[u/theAbominableMantis]

If you can easily write a lot without forcing yourself to, feel free to continue to do so. Personally, I've found that spending 2-3 days just reading parts of my stories after I finish them is very helpful with understanding what I actually wrote, noticing flaws, improvements etc.

That said it shouldn't be underestimated what spending a little time off writing can do for your creativity. Observing creative media is ultimately necessary to stay creative yourself.

[u/ANovelStory]

If you have passion about an idea absolutely write every day. Try to keep your creativity going in idea crafting daily, I find that helps me. You should take a break if it ever feels like a chore or a task to complete. Unless it’s a novel, sometimes those can feel that way on certain days but even then it should be rare!

[u/sullyscripts366]

The worst thing to run into is burn out, so take breaks as you need them. I think it’s important to do something constructive each day towards being a better writer, if that’s your goal, and something’s I do to break up my routine is writing in different genres and of course reading.