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u know what, even if my writing isnt the BEST, i still made it all on my own. like there was a blank word doc and i filled it up with my own words, my own story. i took what was in my head and i made it a real thing. idk i feel like that alone is something to be proud of.

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Sometimes you think you're not a good writer because the other writers around you seem more focused or passionate about writing but like, that's so totally not it

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I just had a person tell me my setting was unbelievable, like okay I'm sorry that fiction isn't realistic

writing anything even remotely outside your personal expertise means you’re signing up for one of two disasters:

a) spending 300 hours researching medieval plumbing systems for a three-sentence scene in your fantasy novel that no one will even care about, OR

b) skipping the research entirely and hoping no one notices when your 17th-century pirate casually says, 'let’s circle back on that.'

either way, someone on the internet will tell you you’re wrong.

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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