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I’m sick of people telling writers not to use an idea because it’s “overused” or “not original.”

A huge part of writing is making the idea your own.

Do you want to write about vampires?! THEN FOR GOD’S SAKE, WRITE ABOUT VAMPIRES!

Oh, dystopian futures are overused? PUT YOUR OWN SPIN ON IT!

Guys, don’t let people stomp on your ideas. A story is a bunch of puzzle pieces that everyone has access to - but it’s your choice how you put them together. How you put it together and how you present it makes that idea uniquely yours, even if it’s a familiar concept.

Your idea isn’t lame.

Own it.

Make it yours.

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is this meme too old?

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ME @ ALL THE WRITERS I FOLLOW.

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It’s a constant state of being 

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there are two wolves inside you

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I’m in the mood to write a hundred wips

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When I get an amazing idea for a novel and sit down to start writing it:

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Take a look of my WIP that I barely started

Even though I still have another one to work on

Hopefully I can at least finish the first part.

Wish me luck.

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Some SU stuff(because I’m a loser)

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https://my.w.tt/nnsncHCI7W

Hello! This is a story that one fo my friends in school made, and wanted me to publish it on Wattpad!

It’s about a show she likes (Miraculous Ladybug). The name that she goes by is Erysquinn07 (she said it’s for psn). She is currently making a scong part, so watch out for that!

Again, credit to her making it, not me!

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90% of writing advice can be thrown out the window for your first draft.

Show don’t tell? Ignore.

Basic grammar and punctuation? Unnecessary. 

Physical descriptions of characters? Don’t need to bother. 

Solid plot? That’s for later. 

The words don’t come as fast when you’re thinking of the best way to put them together. It doesn’t have to be pretty, or much more than inconsistent nonsense.  The point is to have it exist.

Effective storytelling is for subsequent drafts! Go write some nonsense! 

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Friend: Wow, you have so many ideas and fanfics started! How do you do it?

Me:

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Creative Block

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Forgetting a detail in your story

…and having to go back through the whole thing to find it:

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me, reading my wip to get back into the groove of writing: oof i wonder where this is going