So I was reading a story today, and I got so invested in it that halfway through when there was a sad moment, I started crying.
Now I know it doesn't take a lot to make me cry (I'm sappy), but still. The story had characters that were so fantastic, and they were so REAL and so THERE. The story was woven perfectly and seemed complex even though the idea wasn't, and I'm honestly in awe of it.
But I'm actually really sad because I feel like I'll never write like that. I've never made someone cry over my stories. I know lots of them are happy too, but not even the sad ones.
I just feel like mine will never be that way. There is certainly a place for fun, cheerful pieces that are just meant to be that way. To be clear, I'm not saying there's anything "wrong" with my writing. More that it can't do what I wish it would.
But I really want to connect to someone with what I write. I feel like my writing is lacking . . . well, substance. Not in plot or characters or setting. It's not technicalities or something you can really learn.
I feel like I can't provide that substance to make my story do that to people and to actually connect on some sort of deep level to a person, which really sucks because that's what I want the most as a writer. Even when I try and convey who they are, when I've thought deeply about them, I can't imagine someone being so emotionally attached to them besides me. They don't have to cry, that's not really the aim, but I want it to mean something to them. I want to write something people will hold in their heart or want to reread.
I'm just ridiculously sad about it and really bummed.
What do you guys think? Have you ever felt this way? Is it just the way it is? I'm sure someone will tell me that it's because I'm young, but the author of the story I cried for is even younger than me, and a lot of you lovely people are really young and still write amazingly. Anyone have any advice or help?
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