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The first draft is just for you. You can be selfish. You can be crazy. You can throw in whatever you like even if you don’t have a place for it or wont keep it in the final draft. Make the work fun to write and fun to come back to. Don’t force professionalism on something that’s not ready for work anyway

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When you’re a writer, but you also have a side hobby, and your characters are screaming at you from the other room because you’re not giving them your full attention

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5 Tiny Writing Tips That Aren’t Talked About Enough (but work for me)

These are some lowkey underrated tips I’ve seen floating around writing communities — the kind that don’t get flashy attention but seriously changed how I write.

1. Put “he/she/they” at the start of the sentence less often.

Try switching up your sentence rhythm. Instead of

“She walked to the window,”

try

“The window creaked open under her touch.”

Keeps it fresh and stops the paragraph from sounding like a checklist.

2. Don’t describe everything — describe what matters.

Instead of listing every detail in a room, pick 2–3 objects that say something.

“A half-drunk mug of tea and a knife on the table”

sets a way stronger tone than

“There was a wooden table, two chairs, and a shelf.”

3. Use beats instead of dialogue tags sometimes.

Instead of:

"I'm fine," she said.

Try:

"I'm fine." She wiped her hands on her skirt.

It helps shows emotion, and movement.

4. Write your first draft like no one will ever read it.

No pressure. No perfection. Just vibes. The point of draft one is to exist. Let it be messy and weird — future you will thank you for at least something to edit.

5. When stuck, ask: “What’s the most fun thing that could happen next?”

Not logical. Not realistic. FUN. It doesn’t have to stay — but chasing excitement can blast through writer’s block and give you ideas you actually want to write.

What’s a tip that unexpectedly helped with your writing? Let me know!! 🍒

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Hi 👋

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#Quotes #poems #inspire #heal #writerspace #writing #love #selfhealing #happy

Don't worry you will meet him one day, he will accept you and your traumas like its completely normal, he will bend roads to meet your flaws and love them, he will tell you to be who you are, he will not laugh at you for being hopelessly in love with him, he will not force positivity on you, he will make efforts, he will struggle with you, he will inspire you, he will call you and say all the right things, he will keep promises, he will calm you down, and he will never tell you to fix yourself.

Don't worry.

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the way ive been both of these in the last few weeks.

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Going back to old writing is either just like:

1. “Who wrote this masterpiece?! It was ME?!”

2. “Who wrote this absolute shit? Oh fuck my life, that was me, wasn’t it?”

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We live in a real shitty world, and what could be better than giving people more reason to live in it.

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autumn candles 🕯 🍂

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She is so strong and fragile at the same time.

—lipika.

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We all carry pain,

some in their bones,

some in their hearts and,

some in their souls.

—lipika.

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I often imagine myself living somewhere isolated, a small town, curvy roads, book stores, coffee shops and old books. To be honest I can never though, so I imagine. First, not enough money to runaway, second, I don't think I could live alone, but its nice to imagine.

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I feel grateful for the all the different colors of the flowers, for making the earth look as vibrant as it should 🌸🏵🌹🥀🌺🌻🌼🌷⚘💐

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This.

“Her touch perfect as the cursive desires in an old-fashioned love letter.”

— Greg Sellers, journal entry, “Notes from Neruda’s Ghost,” 25 August 2022

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Really the main problem is politicians have forgotten they can be killed