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Since the persona 3 remake is called reload is the persona 5 remake gonna be rehab

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Yeah some people imagine “he hissed” like literal animal hissing and like, just quit reading at that point I’m sorry

dialogue tags like "he rasped" or "she hissed" aren’t cringe. they’re seasoning. use them.

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dialogue tags like "he rasped" or "she hissed" aren’t cringe. they’re seasoning. use them.

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Me when a chapter doesn’t have its own 5 act structure: my education was utterly wasted

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Just went through this for the past two months, 10/10 would subject myself to it again

the five stages of grief: writer's edition

denial: "this draft is amazing. no need for edits. it’s practically perfect as is." you’re so confident that you close the document for the day, smiling like you’ve just discovered the next great american novel (or swedish, or british, whatever). plot hole? who is she?

anger: "why did i ever think this was good? this is garbage. i am garbage. my characters are flat, my dialogue is cringe, and my prose sounds like a robot swallowed a thesaurus and threw up on the page." rage-quit the doc and go aggressively scroll pinterest for "writing inspiration" that you will never use.

bargaining: "if i fix this one scene, the whole thing will click into place. i just need to write one more subplot, maybe five more chapters, a quick rewrite of the entire ending, and then it'll be fine. totally manageable." queue up 17 youtube videos on "how to fix your plot" that you play in the background while staring at your ceiling.

depression: "i will never finish this book. it’s doomed. i’m doomed. why do i even write? who let me have ideas?!" lay dramatically on your bed, considering taking up knitting or rock collecting instead. cry a little over how your characters deserve a better writer.

acceptance: "this is the best i can do right now, and that’s okay. i’ll take a break, come back with fresh eyes, and remember why i love this stupid, broken story." suddenly, your MC whispers something brilliant, and you're like wait… maybe i'm a genius after all.

and the cycle begins again. writing is a joy.

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Yes exactly, you guys get it

You don't have to think writing should be fun. I don't think I conciously had any fun when I write.

But think of like, videogames. When I grind for them, it's not like it's THAT fun or anything. But I'll always look back on the time I spent on it and thought "yeah, I had fun."

So don't think you should have fun. Just write and only worry about writing. The fun part will come naturally.

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Reblog the writers’ fortune cookie for luck!

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I just noticed that I have 50 or so followers... uhh hi guys?

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I would like to inform my fans (nobody at all) that I have returned to writing‼️

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Losing a dbd match possessed me to post this

I am one bad thing away from a full on mental breakdown. But like, in a funny way

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I am one bad thing away from a full on mental breakdown. But like, in a funny way

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I set a 20 minute timer at 9 am to take a small nap and I woke up at 12

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I just watched charlie's angels and I now have new role models

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Thinking about setting up another blog to post my wips

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People who say "write don't edit" should try to fix me.

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I think you're mistaking my point, I didn't mean it was unenjoyable. I just meant it wasn't fun, as in it's not super exciting or anything. But if it feels like a line of coke after every sentence for you, like cool, I guess?

You don't have to think writing should be fun. I don't think I conciously had any fun when I write.

But think of like, videogames. When I grind for them, it's not like it's THAT fun or anything. But I'll always look back on the time I spent on it and thought "yeah, I had fun."

So don't think you should have fun. Just write and only worry about writing. The fun part will come naturally.

[keyboardwhisperer]

You don't have to think writing should be fun. I don't think I conciously had any fun when I write.

But think of like, videogames. When I grind for them, it's not like it's THAT fun or anything. But I'll always look back on the time I spent on it and thought "yeah, I had fun."

So don't think you should have fun. Just write and only worry about writing. The fun part will come naturally.