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When You Just Don’t Know
Writers write with a whole string of “don’t knows” ahead of them. Don’t know how the plot’s going. Don’t know how the story’s going to end. Don’t know if anyone will like it. Don’t know if anyone will read it. Don’t know if it’s worth the effort. Don’t know what will happen because life is also…
Read MoreWhen Writing Doesn’t Come Easy
Writing when you’re struggling is HARD. Screw that idea that Van Gogh cutting off his ear and suffering with mental health somehow makes an artist “a genius” or better. No, it just means he felt a whole lot of pain while attempting to still, as the struggle went on, make some form of art. Art isn’t…
Read MoreA Social Media Thank You
To all the wonderful writers, readers, artists, and overall, the dreamers I’ve met across all my social media platforms. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for sharing your humor. Your love. Your well wishes, interests, passions, hopes, aspirations, art, and creativity with me. I don’t get to say thanks enough for social…
Read MoreCrushing on Your Own Characters
Write the characters you want to read in the world. In my case, I wrote of a punk warrior with an undercut and serpent tattoos. Okay, so maybe they turn out just the teeniest bit evil as the novel progresses. Originally posted by morrtician I have a TYPE, okay? I’m not sure if other writers…
Read MoreI Want You to Be Proud of Your Creations
I had a setback recently where I believed that nothing I did was good enough. I’d even started despising the thing I most enjoyed, my writing. Creating stories out of nothing. Creating art? Forget about it. There’s schools for people who are naturally gifted, and you? You’re not naturally gifted, so why bother? I started…
Read MoreLife Imitates Art
Fictional characters are my role models. Originally posted by itadakimasu-letmeeat Alright, before you grab your popcorn and settle in, hear me out. I’m really just a big dork, and when I want to channel some killer confidence or attitude throughout my day, I turn towards my favorite fictional characters. Originally posted by marita-kuzo-pko Do I…
Read MoreWriting as Healing, Not Hurting
You know the cliche. The one that says that the suffering artist creates their greatest work. I’ve found that the claim is BS. Writing when it hurts isn’t easier. It’s hard. When you can hardly find the strength to roll out of bed, that doesn’t make it any easier to open up your laptop or…
Read MoreGood, Bad, We’re all In-Between: On Writing the Morality of Characters
Morality is a gray area. But, especially when first writing characters, people tend to forget that evil characters weren’t just steeped in evil since the start of their chaotic cruel existence. And I can’t judge. Hell, I wrote my first novel where the character was just cackling, surrounded eternally by shadows type of evil. They…
Read MoreThe Quiet Kid’s the Hero of This Tale
Sometimes, I forget that all my characters don’t have to have perfectly witty comebacks for every line. Or a show-stopping quote. Originally posted by yvessaintlauren Sometimes, I forget that not all people are super extroverts who suddenly form fast friendships to go on magical quests or save the world or something like that. Originally posted…
Read MoreHappiness
I walked along the snow today, and sometimes, I have this habit of lifting my head up to the sky. I developed it over summer, to tilt my face towards the warmth of the sun. But now, I kind of just lift my head up to smile at even the grayest of clouds. I know,…
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