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writing looks like taking some time to scroll for inspo. and writing down names in your writing journal. and finding the perfect aesthetic for your characters. making a playlist for the big scene. thinking endlessly of the WIP, but not making visible progress on it. it’s messy. it’s not linear. it’s not perfect.

but you’re a writer because you let it happen. because you have courage to write. just don’t tear your soul out trying to put words on a page

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I’ve been writing a novel for almost a year. Here’s what I’ve learned:

1. Tips and Tricks

Everyone does writing differently. Someone else’s tips and tricks may or may not work for you. Find what feels good for you and stick to it. With that being said, here are my honorable mentions:

write the bones on paper (the big 7 acts)

use a focused writing app (Obsidian is my favorite app)

make it exist first, make it good later

2. don’t pressure output

many writers choose to write in sprints or force themselves to write every day. instead, give yourself room to breathe. personally, I write until I come to a hard scene. I give it time to marinate - I sleep on it, think on it, allow it time to steep.

when the ideas start flowing again, then I start writing again.

3. time is irrelevant

once you have a manuscript and you’re ready to start editing, you’re going to come back to writing. there will be pieces you need to clarify, some things will be incomplete, or you’ll find inconsistencies.

when you’re done writing, just know you’re not actually finished yet. and once you hit publish, the time it took you to get there won’t actually matter. so take your time and enjoy the process.

4. long term goals

when you start writing it’s a good idea to know why you’re writing - what is your purpose in writing a book?

personally I’ve found that writing for me (not for money) is what allowed me to disconnect from what I should write so I could write what I wanted to write

5. stuck is normal

getting stuck is normal. instead of panicking about it, just give it more time. run it by your friend or someone who cares about your goals. they might lend you some insight and spark the writing wheel again.

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that’s all for now! hope this was helpful and if it was - feel free to follow along. I post writing content and memes on my page 💕

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writing log 9-29-25

things are slowly happening. I want to write - I want to edit life just happens though, and I can't always do what I want to do when I want to do it. here's to a little at a time.

post writing notes:

today's writing took a wild turn (ch 35-36) that not even I expected. I added the complete text into a word doc and it's reached 49680 words PRE editing - and I have printed off Ch 1-10 for editing on paper and line editing on a google doc. so we're getting there!

I feel like ch 36 could be a solid cliff hanger.

50K words is totally doable with that many already worked in PRE-edit. AND I have lots more I can add to the total (probably closer to 60K-75K words) after I add more context to specific parts of the story. story arc identified:

I now see (villain) as the anti-thesis of what (MCs) values are. (MC) values freedom of choice and self-autonomy. (Villain) is her enemy because she is the opposite - she takes away free will and self-autonomy to get her way. (MC) doesn't just hate her because of (Lover). She hates her because she goes against everything she stands for. But she has to discover what she really stands for - why freedom of choice is so important to her as she pursues (Villain) and decides to go to war for (Lover).

But (Lover) isn't the point.

The point is that no person - no matter who they are - should get their choices taken away from them. Choices are what makes each person unique and different and human.

And that is worth protecting.

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Does this make it real?!?!

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as I’m in the editing phase of my novel,

I’ll be posting content related to that process, more so, I’ll be posting content related to how I’m approaching and thinking about that process.

enjoy 😊