Twisted Words Realm

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[catsofyore]

“Why don’t you write?” Postcard from my collection, 1911.

[aye-write]

[fanficmemes]

I wish all writers who haven’t been able to write in a long time bc of depression a very I love u and I promise u will write again

[pens-swords-stuff]

"Bad writing" is important too. Even if your writing isn't where you want it to be, it is valid and it has a lot of worth. Bad writing is better than no writing, and it paves the way for better writing.

Even if you think your writing is bad, it has a lot of value and meaning! It's not wasted effort and it's still something you painstakingly created. Writing badly isn't a negative thing; it's a good thing and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

[getintherobot]

this fic will never be done

[promptsforthesoul]

As you write, you will naturally improve. Do not wait until you think you are good enough to start. You are always good enough to start improving.

[avelera]

Pro-writing tip: if your story doesn’t need a number, don’t put a fucking number in it.

Nothing, I mean nothing, activates reader pedantry like a number.

I have seen it a thousand times in writing workshops. People just can’t resist nitpicking a number. For example, “This scifi story takes place 200 years in the future and they have faster than light travel because it’s plot convenient,” will immediately drag every armchair scientist out of the woodwork to say why there’s no way that technology would exist in only 200 years.

Dates, ages, math, spans of time, I don’t know what it is but the second a specific number shows up, your reader is thinking, and they’re thinking critically but it’s about whether that information is correct. They are now doing the math and have gone off drawing conclusions and getting distracted from your story or worse, putting it down entirely because umm, that sword could not have existed in that Medieval year, or this character couldn’t be this old because it means they were an infant when this other story event happened that they’re supposed to know about, or these two events now overlap in the timeline, or… etc etc etc.

Unless you are 1000% certain that a specific number is adding to your narrative, and you know rock-solid, backwards and forwards that the information attached to that number is correct and consistent throughout the entire story, do yourself a favor, and don’t bring that evil down upon your head.

[bookishdiplodocus]

Editor here. Can confirm.

“Two centuries later” just triggers a mental note to check if timing is consistent throughout the book, because it may mean more time jumps are ahead. “200 years later”, or heaven forbid, “201 years later” will have me draw up a time line. The more specific the number, the more critical people become.

Strange phenomenon. Well spotted, OP.

[gardenoftsareena-deactivated202]

ok but–

[avelera]

Pro-writing tip: if your story doesn’t need a number, don’t put a fucking number in it.

Nothing, I mean nothing, activates reader pedantry like a number.

I have seen it a thousand times in writing workshops. People just can’t resist nitpicking a number. For example, “This scifi story takes place 200 years in the future and they have faster than light travel because it’s plot convenient,” will immediately drag every armchair scientist out of the woodwork to say why there’s no way that technology would exist in only 200 years.

Dates, ages, math, spans of time, I don’t know what it is but the second a specific number shows up, your reader is thinking, and they’re thinking critically but it’s about whether that information is correct. They are now doing the math and have gone off drawing conclusions and getting distracted from your story or worse, putting it down entirely because umm, that sword could not have existed in that Medieval year, or this character couldn’t be this old because it means they were an infant when this other story event happened that they’re supposed to know about, or these two events now overlap in the timeline, or… etc etc etc.

Unless you are 1000% certain that a specific number is adding to your narrative, and you know rock-solid, backwards and forwards that the information attached to that number is correct and consistent throughout the entire story, do yourself a favor, and don’t bring that evil down upon your head.

[bookishdiplodocus]

Editor here. Can confirm.

“Two centuries later” just triggers a mental note to check if timing is consistent throughout the book, because it may mean more time jumps are ahead. “200 years later”, or heaven forbid, “201 years later” will have me draw up a time line. The more specific the number, the more critical people become.

Strange phenomenon. Well spotted, OP.

[gardenoftsareena-deactivated202]

ok but–

[ncvalentine-deactivated]

do u ever worry abt this bc i do frequently

[encrucijada]

this author reserves the right to change absolutely everything about their project despite already sharing things online

[fuckyeahcomicsbaby]

Different Stories Resonate with Different People

[lovingmyselfishard]

I will always reblog this.

[brightwanderer]

I once spent three hours scouring the internet to find this comic again, I will not let that be repeated.

[dionyrtal]

FINAL NOTE: This is a really basic post to share my ideas about self-publishing. I want to strongly stress that self-publishing is as valid as traditional publishing. You are not “less” of an author if you choose to self-publish. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

[Credit me if you repost.]

[dionyrtal]

FINAL NOTE: This is a really basic post to share my ideas about self-publishing. I want to strongly stress that self-publishing is as valid as traditional publishing. You are not “less” of an author if you choose to self-publish. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

[Credit me if you repost.]

[juliedillon]

note to self: just because someone did the thing you were thinking about doing, and did it way better than you could ever hope to do, doesn’t mean it would be stupid or pointless to go ahead and try to still do the thing anyway. 

[lizardywizard]

Also, when it comes to creative things? There really is no “better”.

Sure, someone might be more technically accomplished than you - you might not be able to colour as nicely or craft a sentence that rings as poetically - but art is only really secondarily about that. It’s firstmost about what you, uniquely, have to express, and how the precise way you express it might be what others need to relate to it - even if it’s less flashy, less “beautiful”, and gets fewer notes.

I promise you this: there are obscure fanfics with only a handful of notes that are the read-and-re-read favourites of someone too anxious to comment. There are drawings done by 14-year-olds in poorly-blended markers that are someone’s favourite because they spoke to something that nothing else did. There are covers of songs where your voice cracks and you cringe every time you hear it but someone thinks the way it cracked just at that moment added beauty to the song. There are angsty three-line poems you wrote at 4am that someone once called “pretentious emo trash” that are loved by someone else going through the same thing as you.

And I guarantee you, there is something unique about your art. Even if you’re “saying something someone else has said”. Even if you’re the thousandth person to take on the subject. Even if you feel like you’re not at all unique. You’re bound to express something, however subtle, that didn’t exist until then.

Art is about connection. And the more you create, the more chance you have of finding other people who experience the world the way you do.

[writedreamlie]

“But the one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.“ via @neil-gaiman

[hazeldomain]

The “two cakes” theory of content production. 

[glyndarling]

It was only yesterday that I was lamenting thing I no longer felt allowed to do because someone had done similar.   I ought to read this post daily.  Maybe twice daily.

[sassbewitchedmyass]

Art is about connection. And the more you create, the more chance you have of finding other people who experience the world the way you do.

[fangirltothefullest]

“But if multiple people do the same thing then it’s not unique” -> how do you think art movements were made? A bunch of artists all did the same thing in their own ways and we praise them for that.

[klywrites]

very rude and foolish of me not to lean fully into self-indulgence and unbridled joy when writing first drafts. the audacity

[velkynkarma]

I adore that moment when you’re walking and suddenly you just have ideas.  You know how to fix that plot hole. You know how that final battle is gonna play out. You come up with the most perfect line of dialogue. You find a way to link point a to point b. You have fine details to enhance everything.

That moment of sheer inspiration, that absolute spark of brain magic, is simply phenomenal. 

[marewriteblr]

i know posts that are like "it's okay if you don't write for a few days" are meant to be positive but honestly....... it's also okay if you don't write for weeks. or months. it's okay if it takes years to get back to writing. i know writing every day, even just 10 words, is a great habit to develop and all, but sometimes you just can't. whether it's lack of time or exams or your mental health or whatever, you're allowed to take a break. no matter for how long. the only one you should be writing for is you, and you're the one to decide when