#write badly

[leupagus]

And since I just went off on a rant about how people who cheat at writing are fucking things up for the rest of us, I would like to follow that up with some great advice that I too have heard (not in quite this way but it's honestly a great way to think about it!) about the writing process.

Because here's the thing — writing IS hard. It's fucking brutal! You'll sit there and type out the same sentence like five different ways and they all suck! It's demoralizing! But this idea has helped with so SO many roadblocks in my writing over the years. Call it "elfing," call it "the underemployed ghost writer" call it "the pretend your drunk method," whatever helps. But listen to this bit of advice (I've started the video at the relevant spot but the whole thing's actually pretty cool; Cregger is not my kind of writer because I'm a wimp who hates horror BUT he's got some good ideas and when they're not HIS ideas, he does at least admit that. Which seems to put him ahead of the game, doesn't it?)

[sunnysam-my]

The lion does concern itself with the recent classism of the AO3 readers

[scribblehooves]

I look at my stories and I'm like... "Wow this actually has potential" but then I get too spooked to do anything with it. AAAAA.

[an-aphorism]

Someone on discord asked me how I stay motivated to write, so here’s some hot tips!

I really think writing is like a muscle. So habit building I think really helps me keep my head in it, I’m kinda just always sitting down after work to have a little bit of a tap at the keys.

I also just literally write even when I think what I’m writing is garbage. I can edit something later when I’m feeling more in the zone, but you can’t edit a blank page. I have eliminated shame that way, I look at my own bad writing all the time and just thank past me for putting something down.

Lastly, I intake a lot of art. Other stories or art or music can really inspire me. Sometimes I’ll seek out work adjacent to what I’m working on and really think about what I loved about it, and what I’d like to do in my own work. I think an artist can’t run on empty, so filling my tank with others creative ideas can really help me feel excited about creating!