How many times have I written a thread already? Hahaha
But, I am really having a hard time with my novel. I want to keep writing, I want to keep on making the story, but the more I type, the more I lose the story.
My fight scenes have been a bit confusing and short, the dialogues have also started to get confusing, and even the characters started becoming uninteresting... Is this what it's like to get demotivated? I don't know anymore. I still want to finish the story, I still want to write, but I feel like if I continue it while still feeling this without any solution, then the story would get confusing as hell. Anyone ever felt like this?
Yee. I stopped Shrouded in Darkness a long time ago, because I felt like there were too many plotholes that would be emerging in the middle of the story; I knew the beginning and end but the middle part I decided to pantsy. Had to stop also bc had to refocus back on school.
I think the reason why you have a hard time writing your story could be because you've been seeking out story writing advice and opinions from others on the forum and some of it may contradict with some of your original intended plot devices so then you try to find all the ways to change it, but the story is no longer following exactly as what you may have in mind. And now its gotten messier and you're confused on which direction to make it better.
I think you should write what you want, and don't let the fear of whether people like it or not at first. Just write it out honestly to what you had in your mind, and then go from there. As Agentt says, first time you write stories, its kinda hard and makes you want to delete it. But if you don't write it out in the first place, you'll never take it beyond and feel the satisfaction when your writing has finally taken off. Accept that your first time may not be the best, and then it makes it so much easier to plow through it.
Personally, I stopped writing the above mentioned story also because I think I may have put too many things in there and it was my first big story (aside from a few very short ones) and I feel overwhelmed with too many things I wanted to incorporate into the story. In a similar way, that is why I still have not completed a 3-4 yr old painting and my mom is now threatening to take over and finish it completely, but it'll be her way and how she likes it. So I gotta finish this asap before she makes the horses the size of the houses on the painting. Motivational, isn't it?
Sometimes its good to start off on maybe a short, simple story, before branching to longer, bigger, more plot heavy stories. Once you feel like you can finish and accomplish something short and simple, then you can go on to the more advanced stuff. Sort of a bit like walking before running.
Also take a break like what everyone suggests. And then come back to it. You may like it more or find better ways to improve it. I keep wiping out the horses on my painting bc I thought it sucked, but then the next time I try to repaint, the horses look even worse than before. Happens when I try to "pretty" up my notes too cause otherwise I may not bother to look at it again bc its too ugly. As my mother suggests, sometimes its good to take a step back, a short break and then come back to it again. You may see it in a different light. And the perfectionist may start to realize that too. :)
But why don't you try to describe the characters more or the scenes more. If you are feeling like this why don't you put in your everything inside every word you write I am sure when the readers read it they would feel your feelings within the words!
Try it out and don't feel down!
For me I guess that would leave me on edge 
