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being a writer is feeling like a genius and a fraud at the same time
me, struggling to write: hmm, this part is a little difficult. maybe i should check my planning document, which i created as a helpful tool for my writing process!
the planning document:
Oh, what? Me? Yeah, don't mind me I'm just daydreaming about the author interviews I will never give because the last time I touched my latest WIP was so long ago, if it could grow spiderwebs and collect dust, it would.
Nobody talks about how damaging being a reader AND a writer is. Like I can't read a book normally without either: a) mentally criticizing every poorly constructed sentence and analyzing it or b) comparing an EDITED AND PROFESSIONALLY PROOFREAD piece of published work to my MEANT-TO-BE-BAD-FIRST DRAFT and proceeding to gaslight myself into thinking I'm shit and being thrust into a week-long writing hiatus.
I CAN NEVER WIN
If you hate writing outlines it's because of how they're taught in school. Toss out indentation and Roman numerals and map out your writing how you want to. Outlines are your FRIEND, dammit. This goes for everything, from political essays to fanfiction. If it's written you need an outline because the outline is for you. It can be general, vague, or a mixture of both! Be as informal as you want, who cares. They're to keep you on track and keep your writing flowing, so don't disregard them even if you dreaded making them in grade school. My outlines by chapter tend to look like this: 1. Character "P" goes to the diner to meet character "Q."
2. "P" tells "Q" about how the confrontation went. (dialogue I thought up on a bus ride) That's when shit goes DOWN. They're yelling, they're drawing attention to themselves, but before they can take it outside, "P" says (dialogue I thought up in the shower).
3. THEN "Q" SAYS THAT ONE LINE THAT "R" SAYS TO HIM IN CHAPTER FIVE BECAUSE THAT'S CALLED COHESION WOOOOO
4. idk they both leave??? you'll figure it out later
5. Self-reflection for "P." Keep your main point on how his moral compass goes to extremes and hurts others. He finally is realizing that HE is the PROBLEM
6. "P" drives to "Q's" house to apologize but GUESS WHO ANSWERS THE DOOR it's "R" and then just end the chapter there This is coming from someone who didn't write with outlines for years. Now I don't write anything longer than 400 words without one! Make them your own, make them so that they're useful to you. That's their purpose, so accept the help!
This is so real 😭 reading over my outlines always make me LAUGH
if it's good enough for you, then it deserves to be made. don't let anyone else decide if your story is worth it or not.
Becoming a writer is great because now you have a hobby that haunts you whenever you don’t have time to do it
being a writer is such a lonely thing sometimes, its like reading a book/series that you love then going online and finding out there is absolutely z e r o (0) fandom like who am I supposed to go insane over these characters with? Oh myself? Ok-
hyperfixation please stay with me long enough to complete the project. hyperfixation do not fade. hyperfixation finish what you started for the love of god
if anyone needs me. i will be in the corner. contemplating the characters
The eight stages of writing :
- this is awesome
- this is slightly less awesome
- this is shit
- I’m shit
-oh god oh fuck what the hell am I doing
-wait this might not be that bad actually
- How the fuck is this working
-This is awesome
You forgot stage nine “burn it all” but otherwise real af
most important part of the writing process actually is when you loop a single song on max volume and stare at the word document and imagine the characters doing things for 14 hours. this is known as getting in the zone
me when i come up with an idea: wow, this could be the next big thing. i'm a genius.
me while writing: i've wasted my life on this garbage. burn it.
Consumed by the feral urge to write chapter after chapter
Doomed with the lack of ability to magically teleport all the words out of my brain and onto the page in a matter of minutes :(
I be finding the most soul crushing, eye watering, life rethinking poetry on this app and then it has like four likes and one repost
You will not use AI to get ideas for your story. You will lie on the floor and have wretched visions like god intended