I love this. I think you nailed it, but with one subtle caveat.
We can finish stories when we’re young, or introverted, or shut in. But too often we’re trying to write what we think we should be writing, rather than what were capable writing, at the time.
So we inevitably hit a wall, where the piece can no longer progress.
I remember reading somewhere that Neil Gaiman had the idea for The Graveyard Book, wrote the first chapter, and then realized the idea was bigger than he was at the time.
He shelved it for 20 years.
He said that only after living a bit more, could bring the story to life in the way he had always wanted.
I love this. I think you nailed it, but with one subtle caveat.
We can finish stories when we’re young, or introverted, or shut in. But too often we’re trying to write what we think we should be writing, rather than what were capable writing, at the time.
So we inevitably hit a wall, where the piece can no longer progress.
I remember reading somewhere that Neil Gaiman had the idea for The Graveyard Book, wrote the first chapter, and then realized the idea was bigger than he was at the time.
He shelved it for 20 years.
He said that only after living a bit more, could bring the story to life in the way he had always wanted.