#keepwriting

[brainstreams]

if you're a neurodivergent writer, but words don't make sense to you, yet you still write...

keep up the good work, boss. 🤝

a teacher told me something once. it's stuck with me:

your unique perspective is worth it.

so keep writing.

cause you? 🫵 your weird, strange, but fabulous perspective? your readers are out there and they need it.

[jaggedjawjosh]

Some nights I wonder if your determination transforms the darkness into dawn, guiding you to the horizon where growth blooms with each new step.

[clarionwest]

Opening today, two great opportunities!

Applications for the Novel Writing Workshop with Samit Basu are now open through December 15. This workshop is virtual and will run March 10-November 17, 2025. We're looking forward to meeting our first cohort!

Also! The Clarion West Crowdfunding Campaign has launched — find some amazing perks! Support year-round writing programs! Help support scholarships! Learn more and find a great perk today.

[angelicakatebooks]

What are your writing goals for the week? A new chapter, start of a project or working toward the end of your first novel. Whatever your aiming for - you have this! Keep writing! Keep dreaming! It's the start of a fresh week, and motivation is free flowing!

[akwartone]

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[keepwritingpostcards]

A response to Keep Writing 188 (November 2024) asking you to share how you can take care of yourself, a loved one, a neighbor, and a stranger.

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[danielleelizabethhh]

.Addiction.

Addiction will swallow up everything you are and spit out everything you once were. Addiction isn't roses and morning kisses, it's leaving scars on your body and selling everything that you have- including your soul. The innocence will be ripped away from you little by little. Love? Respect? Forget about that. It's more like, lying, stealing, plotting and promising your life away. Sleepless nights, sleeping to much and not eating for days at a time will become the normal. I'm not even close to the best part. Jails, rehabs, motels, dope houses and the streets will become your new home. So get comfortable while you can. Be prepared to always be looking over your shoulder no matter where you go. Love your loved ones while you still can because they don't always stay around. Don't be surprised when people start dying more often then you think. When something really awful happens to you it will scare you for the rest of your life- remember that you were all alone to experience it. Let me tell you about the best part - when the drugs run out and your left with nothing. You'll find yourself aching for another shot to feel normal again. When you call the devil to take the pain away and he does. That's when you're really fucked.

[longlivetheclones]

I’m older than probably 90 percent of you, and that’s okay. I’m here because I like Clone Wars and this is a great place for it.

As someone who is old like Obi-Wan, I wanted to expound a bit of wisdom. Bear with me. (Listen to your elders.)☺️ While cleaning out our garage, I stumbled across a box of papers I’d saved since childhood. In there you as a novel is written in junior high school. I loved science fiction, even back then, and was very proud of my finished work. I gathered up my courage and asked my English teacher to read it when I was fifteen. And, his reaction basically destroyed me. He returned the manuscript after a day and said: “I don’t get it.” I’d written, edited and rewritten a story inspired by Star Trek, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars. The main character was simply called Pilot. (A character in search of identity, like “Mando,” who would come 35 years later.) I was so embarrassed and humiliated by his reaction that I quickly grabbed my manuscript back, shoved in by backpack, and never worked on it again. Thank goodness for fanfiction or I’m not sure I ever would have started writing again. Fast forward to age 53 and I found that manuscript at the bottom of a box of childhood memorabilia. As I thumbed through it, I was struck with a realization only time and maturity could bring. There was nothing wrong with my manuscript. For age 15, it was VERY good. If I’d continued to work on my writing, I could have made a career out of it. I was easily discouraged back then. Emotionally vulnerable. Easily swayed by the opinions of others. But, don’t let the doubters and haters discourage you from your dreams. I’ve seen so much talent here on Tumblr in both writing and art skills. If you love something, go for it. If someone doesn’t understand your art, find someone who does. I think you’re all amazing.

(A very short excerpt from my earliest attempt at writing sci-fi. Apparently, I liked h/c fics even back then. I had a “Colecovision ADAM” computer with a Daisy chain printer, noisiest thing ever, but a big step up from the electric typewriter I had before. I saved my data used a cassette recorder, (the 80s version of a “magnetic storage device”) before there were hard drives and write programs in BASIC. My parents knew nothing about computers, and I REALLY wanted one for my writing, so I turned babysitting into a total side hustle. I saved $900 and purchased a computer, printer and noise dampener. (Yes, these early printers were THAT loud.)