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I’m going to be addressing something I’ve seen on social media/personally experienced as an author. A competitive drive. It’s completely understandable. You see another author get fame/success/glory/NYT Best-Seller/ a general superstar lifestyle. Then you think. “Huh. I wish I were them.” But instead of that, your mind starts dwelling on it a little more and it…

I spent a lot of high school and a good deal of early college giving many, many fudges. I’d worry about my hair, my clothing, how I presented myself. I’d worry if I seemed too angry, too stupid. Within reason, my filter of public perception anxiety kept me from enjoying anything in life. (E.g. if…

1. IT’S NOT HALLOWEEN YET IT’S STILL SUMMER. Yeah, well I don’t see the calendar keeping you from putting up snowmen in NOVEMBER, JANET! Originally posted by kaiandersonforpres 2. Is this some kind of phase? Yeah, and when it’s a full moon, I become a werewolf. Originally posted by dailyskyfox 3. You’re a witch, aren’t you?…

I didn’t know how to write a script for a comic. I’d written books, short stories, news articles, report papers, feature scripts (for class!) and one-sheets. But I’d never written a comic script before. Scrolling through a famous Webtoon artist’s Instagram at midnight, I spied a call for writers to meet with artists and create,…

In honor of it being the good season of scares: June (not October, are you crazy?), let’s talk about horror. Holy. Mother. Of. Plot. Have you seen just how outrageous stories in the horror genre get? Yes, you, the intellectual, may argue. The sci-fi genre throws in numbers and science because, obviously, one cannot live…

Bookworm????Problems Originally posted by dirkgentlyandfriends Top 10 Anime Book Betrayals: 1. The book ended 2. Sequel isn’t coming out until a year later 3. Books don’t write themselves 4. Fandoms keep posting cute OTP pics that make you want more of the new content 5. Content takes a long time to make 6. There aren’t…

Like all writing advice, my word is far from being godly advice. My word is like the back of the travel brochure that nobody reads because travel agencies in person aren’t a thing anymore. So, like all good writing advice, you can listen or completely pass on it. But, as I get older, I learn…

Dear diary, I’ve been cursed. It seems that I’m suddenly compelled to take pictures of my food before eating it. I know. I know. It’s shocking and strange. But, it’s true. Even worse, it seems I also compulsorily check out other pictures that people take of their food. Scrolling through countless internet searches. Watching food…

If you ever believe your writing’s bad… Like, inconsolably bad. You’re filled with self-doubt and self-loathing, and just hate everything…. Here are some suggestions to think otherwise. 1. Take the writing to someone who loves you and have them read it. Even too-flowery encouragement is still enough to get out of the rut of self-loathing.…

When you’re a writer, feedback/opinions will somehow find its way to you. You could be entirely off the internet and the grid, and somehow, a little sparrow will chirp in your ear that Toad from Oklahoma thought your writing was complete and utter garbage. (Nobody loves you, Toad) Whether you write fanfic, novels, poetry, or…