The Muse Writes

Book writer. Music maker. Self-proclaimed pro doodler.

[ad-wills]

[defnotmadie]

the one thing i want to be able to do as a writer is make people come back to something ive written. i want that piece of text to haunt them, i want their thoughts to be briefly consumed by this. i want this to be something they remember long after its time. thats the one thing i want to do

[ad-wills]

[raiswanson]

Trying to edit when you aren’t sure what needs fixing

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Literally all I want to do is write something that makes people insane and maybe scream silently over it like is that so much to ask

[alphagodith]

a collection of motivational insights regarding content creation and creative hobbies

and of course the classic

[shadowen]

I’ve shared this story before, but some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten was from a writing professor who said, “The thing that makes your work interesting isn’t the stuff you’re good at, it’s the stuff you struggle with. Because you’ll either focus on improving those skills until you’re really good or you’ll figure out how to work around it in really cool ways.”

[bogleech]

I honestly can’t count how many times I thought someone’s art style was much more fun to look at before they felt they had improved on it. I know people even feel that way about my stuff, too, and I 100% get why, too, though the truth is, the way I used to do my art was the harder and more stressful way! The pencil stuff was grueling! In going from black and white hand-drawn to full color digital I wasn’t “upgrading” to a style I thought was necessarily superior; I like a lot of stuff about it less, but I accepted essentially *downgrading* for the sake of being able to do more work without killing my wrists or using up more of my limited lifespan!

[byeler]

really crazy how much i’ve imagined this fic. like it’s soooooo imagined you wouldn’t even believe. not writing it though

[redstonedust]

writers wishing they could draw whats in their head 🤝 artists wishing they could write whats in their head

[azeler]

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writers wishing they could write what's in their head

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artists wishing they could draw what's in their head

[so-many-ocs]

grabbing new writers by the shoulders. it is important to write what you love and to love what you write. if you spend all your time trying to make something other people will approve of you will hate yourself and everything around you. learn at your own pace. you have time. i’m proud of you

[cobra-creampuff]

I hate when I read a good book and it makes me want to write my book good but writing a good book is not nearly as easy as reading one

[neil-gaiman]

I need to write an essay for school but I'm terrified that it won't be very good and this fear is ultimately preventing me from doing the assignment. Any advice?

If you don't do it it won't be done. So you have to pretend you are someone who can do it and start the essay. Then you have to pretend you are someone who knows what they are doing and finish it. Then you have to pretend you are someone who has never seen the essay before and you need to read it with new eyes and revise anything that needs improving.

[angie-j-kay]

As a teacher, I will tell you what I tell my students.

1: If you're afraid of writing a bad essay, don't be. Everyone writes a few stinkers.

2: There is almost no chance of you writing the worst essay your teacher has ever seen.

3: It is literally your teacher's job to help turn bad writers into good writers. If they just complain about a bad essay without helping you get better, they're the one who sucks, not you.

4: All first drafts are hot stinky dog poop. All of them. This is why the gods give us red pens and second drafts.

5: We would rather see a bad essay than no essay. Most of us actually love bad essays, because it shows us exactly where you need help and exactly what we need to do.

6: This goes for all art forms, really, but you might find that what you think is "bad writing" just turns into "your writing style."

7: Pretend that your subject matter is way cooler than it is (I know how interesting essay topics aren't.) and infodump as if you were rambling to your best friend. You can fix grammar later.

8: Good luck, we believe in you! 👍👍👍

[writerswritecompany]

[rozzed]

cannibalizing your own words for writing. taking a sentence you wrote five years ago and breaking it apart and reinventing it. it's a new body of work now that you can devour. an heirloom recipe from your past self to your current self to your future self.

[steddiemicrofic]

kill your darlings make art with the bones

[deniselavestal-deactivated20231]

HAVING FUN and ENJOYING the process of writing is so important. Whether you strive to work professionally or write just for the hell of it, remember why you started in the first place. It all comes down to love honestly

[konigbabe]

me: I'm gonna finish all my drafts before starting anything new.

also me: Creates three more drafts in a day because "I have to make sure I don't forget the idea".

I hate myself.

[thepleasuregoblin]

Friendly reminder

[lady-potato-ninja]

Very happy to finally post my third tutorial! Thank you so much for your overwhelming support of my last tutorial, I am so happy it was useful for you guys 🙇‍♀️. I feel like this topic was harder to explain so feel free to ask me some questions if you want!

Like last time, I really hope this helps some of you in your art path 🙌