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brain: we’re gonna write a scene while sleeping :)
me: we’re going to remember it in the morning, right?
brain: :)
me: right?
What if instead of editing – and hear me out on this one – I lay facedown on the floor and do nothing
you ever hear a new song and immediately go “oooh the fake scenarios in my head are gonna love this”
loved being like 12 years old and making an OC and saying “yeah they’re a hardened criminal. they’re deeply involved in crime. they’re in a gang” and then never elaborating on that because i didn’t know how crime worked. this is still my approach
you ever hear a new song and immediately go “oooh the fake scenarios in my head are gonna love this”
me, sternly, to a blank google doc: i have written hundreds of thousands of words over the course of my life. you won’t defeat me.
the cursor, blinking: |
Writing is not about 'telling an epic story' or 'making something that will outlive you'. Writing is about going "You know what would be fucking awesome?" and then committing word crimes
Writing culture is going "how do I show this person my work without actually showing it to them?"
did it hurt? when the little people inside your head refused to follow your carefully-plotted novel outline?
the problem with making competent characters is you have to eventually show them being competent, and unfortunately my brain doesn’t work that way.
“my poor characters are so fucked up” my brother in christ you are the one fucking them up
imagining a tender moment between your own ocs but you are the only person with any context
ma'am those are my 15 emotional support wip research tabs
f*ck a breakup, have you ever rated a book very highly and gone looking for the huge fandom it deserves, only to find out that it's small and/or inactive?
“feminine urge” this and “masculine urge” that, what about the urge to stop procrastinating writing your wips?
someone: can i be a character in your book??
me: sure! right here i have an opening for *squints at doc* insignificant side character who exists only for plot purposes
who is your favorite male protagonist and why is it Percy Jackson?
Me: I'm going to be so productive today!
School, social media, and extracurriculars conspiring to screw up my life: HAHAHAHA oh wait you're serious-
ID: A stick figure labeled “published books” kicks a stick figure labeled “my opinion of my book” down a set of stairs
Bitches rant over cliffhangers in the books they read, and then turn around and cackle with Evil Writer Glee ™ every single time they put one in their own WIP
It's me, I'm bitches
Do you pronounce it "in-EVITA-bull" or "in-EVITI-bull"? I personally pronounce it "running out of things I can procrastinate on my WIP with"