How do you handle the pressure you put on yourself?

[aqua03]

That is both excellent advice on both ends of things. I really needed to hear both of those ends recently today. I should really focus on just "If you build it, they will come" when it comes to DRachenseele and just write what I want to write and let people who like my stuff as opposed to burning myself out trying to make something that appeals to everyone everywhere if that makes sense.

[Wocalich]

Yeah, makes sense. You can't appeal to everyone everywhere anyways, nobody can, so no need to pressure yourself

[aqua03]

Good point on that end. I'll try to keep that in mind as i work.

[migxmeg]

I'm not sure if this is helpful, but I think if you conceptualize this story as your masterpiece that has to be perfect, you're kind of limiting yourself by setting it up as your creative end goal. Can you imagine if you finished it? What would you do next?

You can make another BETTER story. You can learn from this project and create even better characters. But you can only do that if you accept that this isn't necessarily "it" for you.

If you're not ready, I'd say go ahead and start another shorter project so you can keep improving and creating! Let go of the pressure and just make things. It's just incredible how far daily effort will get you and hopefully that would give you a boost :).

[darkone4587]

Take a moment, take a break rest for a while if your not feeling up to it and do something you do enjoy. Play some games, watch something, read something, or call some friends. Just do something you enjoy for a while while you destress.

[PandaritoSama]

Well i don't take much well the pressure, i need to achieve things and if what i expected do not happen i start to hard doubt myself, when that happens i stop to do everything and try to relax. It can be with games or reading other people works, anything that can make my mind go easy.