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please please please please reblog if you’re a writer and have at some point felt like your writing is getting worse. I need to know if I’m the only one who’s struggling with these thoughts

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I want to write about Sam Winchester, but all my story ideas are long-fic and I don't have the stamina to do long fics right now.

Hmm.

Slice of Life?

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What makes you a writer?

If you write, that makes you a writer.

Haven’t written in a while but want to get back to it?

You’re a writer.

Haven’t published yet or don’t plan to?

You’re a writer.

Only write fanfiction?

You’re a writer.

Don’t have any readers?

STILL A WRITER!

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Keep reminding myself that NaNo and the bingos I signed up for, no one is making me do them. No one is expecting me to black out those bingo cards. That's me trying to push myself beyond my current limits. Yeah, in the past, I blacked out a card. Doesn't mean I have to every time, doesn't mean anyone is expecting me to do it.

I gotta learn how to be kinder to myself.

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Honestly just don't feel like writing. Blah.

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About my 2023 Nano Novel:

Fanfiction, obviously. My newest favorite fandom is Supernatural and Sam/Gabriel (holy cow, I actually like a ship that's not f/m. I'm sort of shocked at myself.) But this story is just crossover crazy, because I'm incorporating dopplegangers, other Richard Speight Jr appearances. So far, I've got plans for:

Supernatural, Harry Potter, The Agency, Jericho, The Evil Gene, Old Henry, Band of Brothers, and Red Dead Redepmtion 2

Yes, I know RDR2 isn't a Speight thing. But it's set in 1899 and Old Henry is in 1906 and RDR2 has more characters with a richer background.

There's also soulmates (both platonic and romantic) and time travel in addition to magic and the supernatural. This could be a monster of a fic (or separate fics for each Speight character maybe) if I can focus long enough. And so freaking niche I doubt more than a few people might end up reading it, lol. That's fine. I write for me anyway. Here's my tentative summary:

The British Men of Letters*, among others, trap and send the archangel Lucifer into the past to give them time to find a way to defeat him. There's only one problem: they trapped the archangel Gabriel in the same net, which dramatically weakens the spell. A three-man team led by Agent Granger goes time-hopping to rescue Gabriel and ensure Lucifer stays buried in the past as long as possible.

*not connected to the canon BMoL at all. Just borrowing the name.

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NaNoWriMo Day 5 - 1,776

More exposition, more dialogue. There's a lot of damn set up here and I don't know how else to get the info across. Introduced my third lead character today though.

Month total: 6,081

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NaNoWriMo Day 3 & 4 - 1,289 & 219

Didn't feel like writing today. Got a couple sentences though, just so I can try to keep the "x days in a row" badges.

There's just so much exposition and I'm making shit up as I go. Besides like the characters and settings, I'm pantsing this thing.

Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Month total: 4,305

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NaNoWriMo Day 2 - 1,364

So much exposition! And making sure Dean is as explosive and angry as in canon at this point, wooboy.

Month total: 2,797

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Nanowrimo Day 1 - 1,433

A little shy of the daily goal but more than I've written in months. I've only got the barest of bones for this story and not nearly enough research, lol.

Month total: 1,433

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I started my writing journey writing smut. Erotica. Sexy times just for sexy times. Somewhere in that time (2008 was my first published fanfic), I internalized the idea that smut and sex should only be used to further plot (I guess this came from the trying-to-be-mainstream-published crowd?). That if it doesn’t add to the plot then it’s gratuitous and bad and people don’t like it. Except, I still read and enjoy erotica. I like it. I’m not trying to be published, I just want to write the things I want to read.

Now if only I can regain my confidence about writing it. I’ve lost my confidence in all of my writing, really, but especially when it comes to smut.

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Mailer – AO3 | FFN

"I've never gotten junk mail before." Fandom: HP, SPN Complete: yes Pairing: Hermione/Dean Rating: general Length: 188 words Warnings: domesticity

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Little Man – AO3 | FFN

Bobby offers to watch his grandson. Fandom: HP, SPN Complete: yes Pairing: Hermione/Sam, Hermione & Bobby Rating: general Length: 317 words Warnings: kidfic, Thanksgiving dinner, domesticity

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Laundry Morning – AO3 | FFN

It's Dean and Jess's turn to do laundry this morning. Fandom: HP, SPN Complete: yes Pairing: Hermione/Dean, Jessica/Sam, Dean & Hermione & Jessica & Sam Rating: general Length: 100 words Warnings: double drabble, domesticity

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Can Only Stand So Much Research / Crisis Averted – AO3 | FFN

Dean's not the only one going stir-crazy. Jess volunteers to get groceries. Fandom: HP, SPN Complete: yes Pairing: Hermione/Dean, Jessica/Sam, Dean & Hermione & Jessica & Sam Rating: general Length: 200 words Warnings: double drabble, domesticity, Dean loves pie

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Dandelions – AO3

Hermione gives Jessica a handmade spa gift basket. Fandom: HP, SPN Complete: yes Pairing: Hermione & Jessica Rating: general Length: 0 words Warnings: art, crochet, knit

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Uncle Gabriel – AO3 | FFN

Hermione hears angel wings and assumes Castiel needs something else. Fandom: HP, SPN Complete: yes Pairing: Hermione & Gabriel Rating: general Length: 395 words Warnings: kid fic, domesticity, implied loss of family, fluff and angst, Gabriel is Loki, mistaken identity