@gasmaskangel
I’m trying to write an adventure fic, but the beginning is taking too long to make. Plus, I tried to write without looking back but I stop and go back and try to fix whatever error there is. Then I look at it as a whole, and then I feel frustrated and delete the entire thing.
This happens so much and I’m really annoyed with it. I can’t freewrite for anything.
There’s something called the “three-draft-style” of writing. The first draft is where you just get everything down, and I mean everything. If you feel like writing in a character named Mr. Poopypants, go ahead. Your main character a blatant Mary Sue? Sure, why not? The point is, everything, no matter how stupid, pointless, or however much you hate it goes on the page.
The second draft, after a day or three of relaxation, is where you get down and carve away some of the unnecessary parts, maybe add a bit more. You might compare it to taking a lumpy rock and turning it into a nice statue, or at least something resembling a statue (this is only the second draft.).
The third draft, after another rest break, is the fine-tuning. You know that Mary-Sue character? Fix her, and really fix her, don’t just slap some quick bandage fixes and call it good. Plot-holes must be resolved or at least minimized. This is probably the hardest draft.
Good luck, and I hope my advice is clear enough!