#Writing stuff

[camcat1320]

I tried to write things down but got in trouble at work. Now I mostly rely on my brain to hold it.

[comicaurora]

The reviews might frighten you but check out your ratings on Aurora.

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It should be said - it's not that the reviews scare me. It's just that they're not for me. They're for readers to gauge if they want to give the book a chance, and in the course of any review, even a glowing and honest one, I'll be liable to catch strays. I'm not supposed to be there, and I don't gain anything from being there. The reviews aren't gonna change the story, they're not gonna change how volume 2 is written or how arc 2 is currently being written. I gain no benefit from seeking them out, and the impulse isn't a good one. It's not like seeing a good review makes me happy enough to stop scrolling looking for the bad ones. If anything, I find myself compelled to pick them apart, analyze why I don't deserve those five stars.

(Tangent, but there's a deceptive externalized cruelty to imposter syndrome. Instead of validation from respected sources lifting you up, you might find yourself instead seeking or constructing reasons why that source of the validation isn't actually as good or qualified as you thought they were. They can't be - they think you know what you're doing! So you see, the validation doesn't matter anyway!)

Every writer I know agrees that writers should never delve into their own reviewer spaces. There have been so many booktube-documented scandals about writers who became obsessed with pumping up their review numbers or arguing with their reviewers, and their first mistake was letting themselves get obsessed in the first place. I've gotten a lot more practiced at breaking out of obsessions lately, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea for me to lower myself into the snakepit.

That said, everyone should definitely toss in more snakes! Reviews are great for the book and the prospective readers and me indirectly, I just can't read them myself!

[writingwithrxd]

Writing inspiration PLEASE come back the kids miss you

[anneapocalypse]

I think that anytime you might be tempted to think of Urianger as a perfect mastermind who totally has everything under control when he's doing his covert schemes, it's important to remember that he got tailed by a teenage girl and didn't catch her.

[an0neemouse]

This!

yall have to stop insulting your own art in the caption and preemptively pointing out mistakes 90% of people probably won't notice. allow things to not be perfect. allow yourself some grace

[crypticgoat2854]

the only time i get inspiration to write is when i have something really really important coming up like

okay this paper is literally due in two days and i haven't started this is terrible i really need to focus on this this is super important i can't get distracted by anything

my brain: i fixed that plot hole :D

me running to my word doc at the speed of light:

[elleldoe]

time to lock tf in *opens wip and proceeds to zone tf out*

[aridesireslove]

I read my wip, its soo delicious and i wanted to read more until I realized that I am the writer and that I havent written further yet😭

LIKEEEE ARRRRRRGSHJSJDKDK WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO WRITE!?? CANT I JUST WAIT FOR UPDATES TO COME AND THEN BINGE READ!?????

[lostnb22]

how do i say this.. i really don’t think telling a world of kardashian fanatics and maga cultists to get comfortable with their privilege is gonna change a god damn thing. trust me they are. that’s kinda the fucking problem.

I don't care who you are get comfortable with the fact that you have privilege over some people and groups

[littlemeh7]

writing is so weird because wdym I can right ANYTHING?? I can write a space story, a boring story, a romance story, a story that is in a parallel universe, fantasy stories with strange creatures, and a little mix of everything? I can make people cry over it???

[writers-bane]

Sometimes I have to remind myself that I still love writing despite procrastinating so much

[i-am-pinkie]

Writers are Magic Word People and must be encouraged by reading even incomplete fics! ☺️

I feel like this is an unpopular opinion, but more people should read incomplete/unfinished/in-progress fanfics.

I've noticed this huge trend where creators on tiktok and tumblr who will be explaining how to use Archive Of Our Own to new users and they always say "and make sure to scroll down and click completed only" or how people will go out of their way to mention they only read completed fics 'because they were traumatized when they forgot to check the dates and didn't realize this fic hadn't been updated since 2012'.

The thing is - I think by not engaging with and/or actively avoiding writer's WIPs readers are potentially adding to the aggregate of abandoned works. Now this obviously isn't the case for all abandoned fics, anything from major life events, to loss of interest, to getting busy can be a reason for a fic getting abandoned - but at least on some level I just know that writers are quitting while they're ahead when they aren't garnering any response or feedback because reading WIPs has become unpopular. If you're worried about reading something that hasn't been updated since 2012 then you can use the date updated function to sort out old fics.

Anyways, support your favorite fanfic writers by engaging with their WIPs.

[reject-cast-dakotafinely]

Sometimes I like to pretend my writing is very famous and I am doing all these little things to engage with my audience but not in the way I would Pander™ exactly but moreso I've found Like Minded™ people who enjoy the same things as I do because they liked my book...

[dapper-lil-arts]

Wrote another Chrysalis one shot! This one is called "Imitation is the Strangest form of Flattery" A fun little romp exploring the first meeting between the Princess and this weird bug creature.

[rayne143]

practically fell asleep at my keyboard last night guys what the hell is this 😭😭

cheese