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what-even-is-thiss

I hate I when I get an idea for a novel. Like oh no here starts the slow sad slip n’ slide to dissapointment again.

what-even-is-thiss

You ever been 30,000 words and hundreds of research hours into a project when you realize hey wait a minute. I don’t like this. This is bad.

fassina

Ok adding to this though that even though it is extremely relatable, this is a KNOWN thing with professional writing. 10k is often referred to as "having a pot boiling" or "having a stew" - it's the point where you often see an idea coming together and it's exciting! But THEN... 30k-50k is the point where that fun has to start coming together. In theatre, it's usually week 3 of a 5 week rehearsal period where you have to stop talking about the play and really get it all up on its feet and cohesive. In art, it's committing to what are going to be the final visible layers of colour and texture, in sculpture the moment where you're truly at the point of no return with carving out the shape.

It usually feels really bad. Because this is the point it becomes real craft. It's so, so difficult to really be able to identify if it's truly not going to be anything or you're just in the hardest part of the process, and really the only way to know is to... write through it. Write it badly. Or, if you really can't, put it in a drawer and come back to it after a few months of breathing space. Remember, you can fix so much in the edit, but you can't fix nothing!

(I say, fully looking at my latest draft of my book and considering throwing it in the bin. But my editor said exactly this to me, so I'm passing it along.)

tjalexandernyc

this is 100% true. I've written 6 complete novels at this point and every single time around the 40k mark I feel lost in the woods. Nothing seems to be working. I feel awful; I can't sleep. I keep going even though I'm convinced I'm going to fail. And then... It's like leaving a tunnel and getting back out in the sunshine. Stuff starts coalescing. Things that weren't working have obvious fixes. I "can write" again, except I was writing the whole time. It just felt hopeless in the moment. It's not. You just gotta get out of the woods.

ariaste

Ah yes the Slough of Desponds. Professional author with 13 books, and this is normal for me as well. (Checking for tension issues usually helps!)

sainamoonshine

Lmao I literally wrote a whole blog post abt it once.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/writing-advice-1-82451675

Get more from Marie Blanchet on Patreon

#THIS IS A THING?????????#EVERY TIME I HIT 30K LIKE FUCKING CLOCKWORK

libraryofjoy

Lady of shallot. Lady of onion. Lady of garlic. Lady of chives.

hallo-catfish

playing a game called "am I going blind from stress or are my glasses just exceedingly dirty (because I've been crying, from stress)"

hallo-catfish

I'm starting wellbutrin this week, hopefully I don't lose all my hair or become irrationally angry or develop seizures/tinnitus/hypomania/psychosis etc. lol

#text poast

sea-wives

they’ve invented a new kind of sourdough that’s even harder to cut and destroys the roof of your mouth more effectively

sea-wives

well

playing a game called "am I going blind from stress or are my glasses just exceedingly dirty (because I've been crying, from stress)"

#text poast #it's a bit of both I fear

enchantedbook

'Werewolf' by Jakub Różalski

deceasedcardinal

#PLEASE

divorcedwife

studying history is like. here's to another beautiful day of not being pregnant and of having no obligation to ever be. thank you women who fight for abortion and contraception and independance from men for another beautiful day of not being pregnant and of having no obligation to ever be

enchantedbook

"Moon Walker" by Emiko Aida.

unhappytogekiss

a new reality tv show called So you think you can write Doctor Who

twelve episodes, twelve contestants - a mix of annoying middle aged sci fi authors, fan fic authors and random people off the street

a variety of against the clock writing tasks, big finish scripts, ability to interact with actors without shouting at them and challenges where you have no budget or doctor for an episode

judged by solely by christopher eccleston

this is how you find the new doctor who showrunner

moghedien

Actually I do have a problem with those cartoony style cover for hyper sexual romance books and it’s like the inverse problem for me of people referring to everything as porn

Becauase my god those covers are so fucking unhorny they should be ashamed

Like ok ok ok half the time I see the discourse around this it’s people getting mad because they seem like they’re marketing “porn” to kids with those covers and like, that’s a stupid “think of the children” argument to shame grown adults for liking sexual content. And they’re clearly marketing to adults who have previously only ever been comfortable reading YA but that’s not even what I’m talking about and a whole other issue

What I’m talking about is those cartoony ass covers are so fucking bland that I would never pick one up randomly and give it a try knowing nothing about it, because it looks like such a bland hallmark romance and I want to read about fucking

Like we used to be a society. We used to have full painted bodice ripper covers with like tits and cock about to bust out of clothing. And it doesn’t even have to be that blatant you can make it horny and be subtle about it but modern every hyper sexual romance is giving 2010s indie graphic novel in the worst way. We used to make horny covers for porn and you knew it was gonna be horny porn when you looked at it. Now it’s so fucking boring and no one is finding that hot babes

#we used to be a society

so-many-ocs

“how’s the writing going?” i’m glad you asked! my room has never been cleaner and i’ve decided to take up baking

my-deer-friend

corollary:

"damn why is this place such a mess? dirty laundry and dishes stacked up everywhere and we're out of most pantry items" i'm glad you asked! submission deadline