#/just... don't force youself to do sth just bc it sounded like a good idea in a hibby

[thedetectiveofinaba]

If there’s any advice I want to give when researching for backgrounds for a verse/visuals/plotlines it’s that you should listen to your gut feeling and stop if you feel tired of the amount of content and/or get unmotivated or overwhelmed. A small break doesn’t mean that you’re abandoning that ship and you should rather take things slow than force yourself to finish it in one sitting. Not everyone can binge watch sth for the same amount and that is OK. Sometimes your emotions or the events in the game cause a reaction you couldn’t have foreseen and you need to calm down from that - and that is something nobody should be forced to justify to anyone. 

I did that mistake in digging up lore for XY games and with the Rival Run I had and the arcade fighting spin-offs (P4A and P4AU) & got a long-lasting emotional effects from both. Thankfully I realized how I can use that as a way to flip the bird at my brain who thought they could have the upper hand: The afterburn and disappointment of XY is something I have been able to use in my writing for Serena and Calem and showcase how spite or “I want to prove someone I can do thing X or do it for their sake” never works. As for the P4A and AU? I figured out what I want to focus in and adapt the two routes I want to highlight how my girl would see it from her perspective and deciding that I will focus on that when I feel like it.

You can have outer motivations but they never work as their own thing: you need the inner drive and interest to keep up the pace. If you don’t want to do sth but feel like you need to in the writing hobby, just don’t do it. You will be grateful you chose to listen to what your heart really wanted. If you want an example on that failing, look no further than my Serena on defeating E4 just to kick Diantha out or Terra from KH: BBS. He tried to use darkness, spite and “since I got this chance, I will prove to Eraqus that I am as good as Aqua” as a source of strength and look where it got him. A state of mess and he needed to use more effort in getting over the emotional turmoil.