Agonizing
I have just finished reading Chapter 11 of my current novel that is nearly done being revised and let me tell you, it looks like an amateur wrote it. I am here thinking, when does this improve? The same crappy writing from Chapter 1 goes on, but people have told me it improved and I thought so myself, yet I still just see garbage. I also realized I've been rushing this whole story, since it is supposed to be 20 chapters for my novel writing course, and I knew 20 chapters isn't enough for the story I had in mind. There are some things I describe that I can see in my mind vividly, but the descriptions looks vague, and I am trying to master extensive details as a style of writing. Welp, epic failure.
My story is suffering, because I know my plot and characters are top tier, I never change anything there and no one ever said any of that is bad, all good reviews so far, but my writing doesn't do my characters or storyline any justice. Also, if you're thinking, "What a baffoon, how does it take you so many days to read your OWN novel and only be halfway through reading?" I completely agree with your sentiment. I guess honing your skills takes a while, so either I'm getting there and thriving, or I'm totally screwed. So much fun