First Draft Syndrome

    Have you ever just stopped writing in the middle of your first draft and thought, "wow, this writing stinks. There are so many errors. The characters are flat. The plot is dry." And you can't shake this miserable feeling and the voice in your mind that says that the story isn't going to work out?
   Not a fun feeling. It's First Draft Syndrome--the point in time when you're writing your first draft when you see all the  flaws and want to give up. All the other story ideas in your head suddenly seem so sparkly, so fun, so perfect. And what you're presently working on seems old, dry, and maybe even deplorable. You begin to consider the prospect of dropping the story and moving on to something else.
    Don't! At least, not so soon. Writing is supposed to be difficult sometimes, something you work at, something you perfect. Sometimes it takes more time with certain projects than it would with others, but if you put strong effort and passion into writing and rewriting, the story's bound to at least be better than it was before.
    God wants us to be successful in our writing, He inspires us--but the Enemy wants just the opposite. If God is leading you to do great things with writing, the Enemy will fight that fiercely.
    So if you're currently or ever get burdened with First Draft Syndrome, keep writing and keep praying on it. God will lead you through it.