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sorry about that post D:

it's something i struggle with a lot ... i have exciting ideas then my brain's like "oooh!! look, old character!!" when i really like the new character i'm working on and grr argh!!!

it's irritating to say the least

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hey. uh, i guess a question, but before i ask i'll throw in a few things.

i love creating things whether it be miniature projects or characters! i personally adore the creating characters process way more than anything, i love character creation the most whilst creating or writing! it's my favourite thing... but i have a tendency on getting bored with my projects/characters very easily... or i stop talking about them excitedly or i forget them entirely :(

so... i guess my question is: how do writers and people who create characters (?) stick to it, how do they not get bored of the project they're working on or a character they're working on without getting bored of it within a week or a few days :(

i don't have the best attention span so that could be it but it's frustrating and it feels near impossible for me to enjoy what i make when i know i'll get bored of it and throw it to the side :(

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it's a lot of stuff...

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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you to get to know your mutuals and followers.🐺

i got this ask yesterday and i thought it was like an ask for one of my other blogs so i got immediate whiplash upon seeing it for this blog </3

buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut ............

my otp <3

writing

my two cats i love dearly <3

music!! (esp playlists)

stuffed animals :]

i literally am too anxious to send this to ten people very sorry but whoever sees this you can totally do this as well.. if you want!! :]

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uh idk if i can talk about my otp on here because so many people have like opinions but best friends to lovers trope is always my favourite and my otp screams that trope so :]

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comments on any fic are so important! they’re so special!! sometimes i have no idea what to reply or say to the ones commenting, because i personally will be a key smash of words and go “OGMDFMGDFHDFH THANK YOUUUUUU” or “IDJGDFGFDH SO GLAD YOU LIKE THE CHAPTER!!!” 

anyway to everyone who has ever commented on any fic: i love you, i love you so much, i will think about it for the rest of my life and feel bad i can’t respond because it will be simply gibberish, but i’ll read them multiple times a day and get all giddy and smiley <3

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Publishing your work online and wanting the approval of your audience makes it hard to remember sometimes that you don't owe anyone your creativity. Sure, it's a give and take. You bless them with your work and they show gratitude. But one does not dictate the other.

Write and create when you feel like it, not because you feel forced to satisfy someone else.

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this is so sweet and so helpful... thank you

writing is the only real outlet i have to express my emotions whether it be through characters or not, haha.

i don’t have any other words to say to this, but i appreciate you offering suggestions or even saying the fact that creating things for your WIP and characters is something (i tend to see its not sometimes). 

it means so much, thank you again, i almost teared up reading this :’)

hi, i don’t post on this blog a lot, unfortunately, but i need to ask a question because i don’t know where else to turn to.

at writers of original works, fanfics, etc: how are you able to write or continue writing when your mental state is horrible? how are you able to push through, how are you able to tell yourself “hey this work is for myself”?

ok maybe the last question makes no sense, i don’t know if i can continue writing and or creating when i feel like nothing i do matters; or be selfish with my works. even when creativity is my absolute passion, it hurts 

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hi, i don’t post on this blog a lot, unfortunately, but i need to ask a question because i don’t know where else to turn to.

at writers of original works, fanfics, etc: how are you able to write or continue writing when your mental state is horrible? how are you able to push through, how are you able to tell yourself “hey this work is for myself”?

ok maybe the last question makes no sense, i don’t know if i can continue writing and or creating when i feel like nothing i do matters; or be selfish with my works. even when creativity is my absolute passion, it hurts 

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You should feel proud of your writing.

You shouldn't cringe when you reread your own writing. Cringe culture, especially in writing, is so overrated. Love your writing. Remind yourself what made you so passionate about your WIPs to start with.

You'll be surprised how much more motivated you feel to write when you allow yourself to space to actually be proud of and love what you're doing.

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idk who needs to hear this but,,,every piece of fandom content you make should be self indulgent. you should be creating because it gives you happiness and nothing less. you aren't a machine meant to only give to other people. the enjoyment should always come before the validation.

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 If you like your story, then that’s a good enough reason to write it. If you like the plot twist, the character, the trope, then that’s more than enough of a reason to write it. It’s your story, your own little world, and what matters most is that it’s a story you love.

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Friendly reminder that the amount of notes/interaction your work and your blog gets is not a reflection of your talent or you as a person.

There is a difference in good writing and popular writing. At times, of course they are the same thing, but incredibly often they don’t overlap.

And that’s okay.

Writing is not easy, at all. Taking all of the things in your brain, all of those beautiful, amazing, creative things, and putting them out into the universe is an amazing thing! It takes so much courage, so much patience, so much determination, and oh my god it takes so much fucking talent! It isn’t easy to actually write it all out, and it’s not easy to put it out there for the entire universe to see.

It’s okay to doubt yourself. It’s okay to feel disheartened when your favorite piece that you’re so damn proud of isn’t your most popular piece (and when a piece you hate gets more notes than anything else you post). It’s okay to look at other writers and feel a twinge of jealousy and bitterness at the interaction they get. You’re human, and you’re putting a part of your heart and soul into the world, so everything you feel is totally valid and absolutely acceptable.

I am proud of you. Please remember that.

I’m proud of you for what you write (published/posted or not), I’m proud of you for the elaborate daydreams that you think through so many times that you know them by heart. I’m proud of you for putting yourself out there even when you have those whispers of negative feelings in the back of your mind.

None of this is easy.

It’s hard being a writer. It’s hard to create characters, to think up all those details and remember them, it’s rough to plot out entire stories and change them ten million times, it’s hard to imagine entire universes and try to figure out where the f**k to start. It’s hard. And it’s even harder to sit down and actually write. And it’s even harder to post your writing and let the world see your creations.

So I’m proud of you. And I support you. Because it’s okay to struggle, it’s okay to give up and come back to it a million times. It’s okay to be haunted by things you want to write but just don’t have the motivation for. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that they don’t feel all those things, don’t let anyone tell you that they don’t get pissed at their own writing and throw their hands up and curse and yell and refuse to finish it only to go back three days after because “oh my god why didn’t I think of this sooner?!”

You are an amazing writer. You’re a brilliant creator. You’ve got an incredible mind that has the most beautiful ideas and the most wonderful plans.

Please, don’t ever let a lack of notes or asks or anything convince you otherwise. Because those things literally don’t matter. They have absolutely no impact on the brilliance, beauty, and validity of your talent and you as a creator and a person.

And I’m proud of you for pushing through that to still find your joy and share your brilliance.

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Your writing matters. Period. It doesn't matter if it uses a million cliches. it doesn't matter if your ship is really unpopular. It doesn't matter if you write an unpopular genre. Your writing matters because if it didn't, you wouldn't be writing it.

Be proud. Be strong. You're doing great! Keep it up. Don't let society tell you what to write. Write what you love.

🤍 H

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In case you need to hear it from someone: you have my full permission to enjoy works of media that are not considered “good”.

Not everything we love has to be of the highest quality. If that low-budget, slapped-together, hot mess of a story/show/etc. hits home with you? Love it. Talk about it. Be unapologetically thankful for it! 

And for us creators? May we remember that even our worst works can still be beloved by someone who needed them.

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 Pst, hey you, yeah the writer reading this. You’re brain’s been lying to you, friend, you’re not as bad of a writer as you think you are. In fact, there’s probably someone around here who admires your writing and loves your characters. So keep going! :D

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It’s so hard being a writer sometimes because you can tell yourself over and over again that you’re writing for yourself, and yet you will always crave the interaction, you will always want to share, and for people to like the thing you put your heart and soul into. It’s just hard when you can see the numbers, and the constant comparing, having the self-doubt and wondering why you even bother trying when there are people much better than you.

All you can do is keep reminding yourself that it’s your story to tell, and no one else can tell it like you. You love it, and there are others out there who will love it, too, and the numbers absolutely do not reflect your worth or your storytelling.

You’re incredible, and you’ve got to keep writing because your story is worth telling.