I've accepted that I must trash this novel I've been writing for the last six months.
I've faced similar issues in my own writing. I think every writer reaches a point where she's got to look at what she's doing (if it's not working) and ask whether continuing to pound her head against the wall will be worth it.
Sometimes, the issue is that it's a novel you're not ready to write yet, either because you're not there personally, professionally, or just because some little piece of inspiration that will mend things hasn't come along yet.
And you can always pick this project up again if you feel like you've got a new handle on it.
Working on new stuff can sometimes be the best decision you'll make, and you're right. There should be an element of enjoying you're work, because if you're miserable, then your readers will almost certainly be miserable, too.
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I've faced similar issues in my own writing. I think every writer reaches a point where she's got to look at what she's doing (if it's not working) and ask whether continuing to pound her head against the wall will be worth it.
Sometimes, the issue is that it's a novel you're not ready to write yet, either because you're not there personally, professionally, or just because some little piece of inspiration that will mend things hasn't come along yet.
And you can always pick this project up again if you feel like you've got a new handle on it.
Working on new stuff can sometimes be the best decision you'll make, and you're right. There should be an element of enjoying you're work, because if you're miserable, then your readers will almost certainly be miserable, too.