What to do when you've outgrown your own story

[IM17MI]

Sadly this is a reality for many creators.
What you thought was cool 4 years ago now it's cliché and lame.
With age you develop a taste and a critic mind. You learn that explosions and special effects don't make a good movie.
I have boxes of stories I've written and drew over the years and they are nothing now but good memories to look at and chuckle at how cringe and silly those stories are.
As an adult, now, I'm able to write a good story ( i hope ) but nothing guarantees me that tomorrow I won't look back and think it is bad
So if you're unhappy with it pick only somethings you like with it and move on. Make something new. There's nothing worse than an artist that resents it's own work.

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[jamontoast98]

Ok hear me out

Voyager 2 was a space probe that visited the four outer planets. As it passed Jupiter it used its gravitational force to propel itself towards Saturn. It did the same technique with Saturn to get to Uranus, Uranus to Neptune, etc.

Planets are comics. You are the probe. Once you've analysed Jupiter (done research, written a report) it's time to move on to Saturn. Maybe you will stay at Jupiter to get more information -- or maybe it's time to leave. If you stay too long you will be consumed by the planet's gravity and never reach Saturn.

So what I'm saying is... use what you have learned for your next adventure! If you're seriously thinking about making a new story and feel held back by the gravity of your current one then it's time to move on. But it you still think there is something to be learned then maybe stick around for a while.

[DokiDokiTsuna]

That is quite possibly one of the best analogies I have ever read.