I'm a bad writer. Most of the time when I plot out a story it feels original but once I begin writing it's some really lame ripoff-DFW kind of thing.
Should I make a point of not copying others' styles? or is the experience of writing in an unoriginal fashion - writing anything at all - worthwhile for the experience?
>>8134183
truth is, most people start off copying their favorite writer- look at Beckett. The good writers evolve their own style
You probably just need to write more. You'll find your voice if you stick at it for long enough.
>>8134192
the thing is I don't even particularly like DFW. I definetely don't like the pseudo-DFW I produce.
>want to write
>my prose is too shit to support the characterization I'm going for
Plotting is easy. Writing human beings are hard.
