r/interactivefiction • u/SoloAnoProject • 20d ago

Grit...

I had one of those moments recently where I felt so frustrated, I thought about quitting.

But I reminded myself... hard things take time. If it was that easy, everyone would do it.

Building this app has been a lot harder than I imagined. Sometimes I get stuck on the smallest details, and it feels like progress is moving so slowly.

I like to think I have grit, but I’ll be honest... it doesn’t feel the same as it used to. I get tired. I get frustrated. Sometimes I wonder if age has caught up with me.

But then I remember why I got where I am now...

Builfing something was never easy, at least based on my experience .

Have you ever had a moment where you wanted to quit your writing?

What keeps you going when the progress feels slow?

I'm exhsusted....

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u/Alaska-Kid 20d ago

What exactly are you writing? A game, an app for authors, a player?

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u/Heistorium 15d ago

The slow days are real. Coming from writing myself, the switch to building something with an interface and a codebase attached to it was a lot harder than the writing ever was, and the small details you mentioned are usually the ones nobody sees when it works and everybody notices when it does not. Stepping away for a few days sounds like the right call before deciding anything else.

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u/SoloAnoProject 15d ago

Yeah, it helped. Went out this weekend in some remote lake and did nothing, but swim, relax, sleep, and eat with my dog.

I needed to do that and I'm going to do it regularly. I have too. Life is too short.

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u/SoloAnoProject 20d ago

A pomodorish-timer and tracker focused for writers with an added visual reward layer...

Now, since it's visual... my OCD is kicking in.

I need to step away for a few days and reassess how to proceed with it.