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My story needs to simmer… on low… for like 6 months.

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I sat down to write and accidentally spent 3 hours making a playlist, 2 hours creating moodboards, and now I’m tired.

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I know exactly what happens next. But unfortunately, I must now explain it… with words.

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There’s no other way to do it 🫶🏼

Whenever I start writing a new story, I'm always super hesitant to post anything about it because I'm never sure if I'm gonna finish it. I have literally a dozen half written stories with 50+ words in them

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That one WIP I abandoned years ago just popped into my head again… like a vengeful spirit demanding closure.

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Types of Fanfic Writers

Angst Dealer: If it doesn’t emotionally destroy their readers, did they even write it?

Slow-Burn Specialist: 100k words and they haven’t even touched hands

Smut Goblin: Plot? What plot?

Chaos Conductor: No one asked for a cross over between The Hunger Games and Divergent, but here we are

Canon Wizard: “What if this one tiny thing changed and everything was different?”

The Procrastinator: Has a playlist, Pinterest board, and outline for their fic but never actually writes

Which one are you?

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Me: This scene is too emotional, I can’t handle it

Also me: Wrote the scene

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Me, naming characters:

First MC: Thoughtfully researched, meaningful, and symbolic

Side character: Named after my lunch

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Me writing fanfic: They kiss.

Me rereading: They KISS! *kicks feet* They KISSSSS!

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Behold… my original Divergent copy. Battered. Bruised. And Loyal. A relic of my early fandom days 🎡🔪4️⃣

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Me at work: So many ideas! Can’t wait to write!

Me at home: *Stares at blank document* Never mind.

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When you finish writing a spicy scene and immediately consider changing your name, deleting your blog, and moving to a small cottage in the woods.

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Plot? I have plot ✔️

...Okay, I have vibes ✔️

...Fine, I have a Pinterest board ✔️

Writing the actual story?

...Nah

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Starting a new WIP before finishing the last one? Couldn’t be me. (It’s me. It’s always me.)

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The Writing Process, According to My Google Search History: Pt. 1

1. How long can a person survive without sleep?

2. How to write a slow burn when I have no patience

3. How to describe someone crying without saying “tears streamed down their face”

4. Do characters need to eat or can I just ignore that?

5. Words for “walking” that sound cool

6. What actually happens when you get stabbed? (Asking for a book)

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I’ve been thinking (a truly terrifying concept, I know)… writing down my thoughts is one thing, but what about speaking them? A video diary feels both terrifying and intriguing. Would you ever try one? Or do you prefer the safety of words on a page?

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Drafting: “Anything goes! Who cares about grammar? I’ll fix it later!”

Editing: “What illiterate goblin wrote this??”