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write unpublishable things. it's good for you.

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i have such a clear vision for this story (except for the entire middle part)

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is it even writing if i don’t spend half the time googling random facts that are only vaguely related to the story

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I cannot guarantee perfection but I can guarantee intrigue

thank you Hannah Horvath

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How I feel after finally finishing that long-ass chapter...

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my wip out of context

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writers and artists will go "this isn't good enough." my brother in christ, you're creating something new out of nothing and expressing yourself creatively. your productivity and unrealistic standards of perfection do not define you or the worth of your art. you're doing great.

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got this from a tiktok account @aprilhenrywritingadvice she is AMAZING

this has helped me understand my character SO MUCH

things to consider for your character

A problem (a flaw they need fixing)

A want (a goal they are pursuing - something they THINK will fix their problem. Must be tangible -not "to be happy" or "to be independent" If intangible then give concrete qualities - will feel independent when they move into own apartment)

A need (a life lesson they must learn)

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Bothersome beast, comforting friend

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jane eyre, jane eyre, jane eyre

my copy of jane eyre has not touched my bookshelf since I read it for the first time a couple of years ago it must always be within arms reach

this is your sign to read jane eyre

the cover alone brings me peace and comfort

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Identifying places

Don’t know if your location is a city, town etc? Here’s rough population numbers for each.

Village: 50-1000 people

Town: 1000-6000 people

City: 6000-20,000 people

Metropolis: 20,000-50,000 people

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i fear that writing with pen and paper with no distractions does make you concentrate better

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*advertisement voiceover in the tone of someone who sounds both robotic and way too happy about this whole thing* writing is actually that easy. you are just a coward

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The First Thing You Learn in University Creative Writing Classes

I was very fortunate to major in Creative Writing when I went to college. It was a great experience, but I remember being so nervous when I walked into my first class as a freshman.

I'd been writing stories since elementary school, so I worried that this first class would teach me something wildly different than what I knew about writing. Maybe there was some secret formula to creating characters or mental exercises that immediately dissolved writer's block that you could only learn from a professor.

When my first class ended, I was shocked.

The first thing you learn in a university-level creative writing class?

Read more than you write.

It's that simple. I thought my professor had lost his mind, but the many others that followed always echoed the advice.

The advice then saved my ability to write when I was getting through each day during some of the hardest times of my life.

Pick up the good books. The great books. The terrible books that make you quit reading them because they're so bad.

They will all make your writing stronger.

You'll learn how to write fantastic characters, weave plot lines, and paint worlds with words. You'll also learn what you don't like in someone's writing so you can avoid it in your own.

Even during the periods when I wrote nothing at all, reading kept that love for writing alive in my heart.

It's the best way to reconnect with that passion if you've lost it and the greatest way to develop that skill.

Read more than you write.

Your storylines and characters will thank you later.