#Writing pains

[sotwk]

I am writing this story for myself!!! It is important to me and makes me happy!

Who cares if no one else will want to read it? Who cares if it won't get much engagement?! Who cares?!!

I care and I'm just trying very hard not to.

[illunicae]

[baambastic]

Not me obsessing over two characters foiling each other so perfectly but I can’t even talk about them in a way anyone will understand because it’s in a sequel to a sequel to a fic that I haven’t even finished planning out yet goddammit why do i do this to myself

[sparrowsingsstories]

Oh for the love...Cry Mercy is almost a REAM OF PAPER.

Again...not done yet. Printing this out gives me heartburn. I apologize to this little printer.

Almost used up another ink cartridge.

[verai-marcel]

Welp, I'm a filthy liar.

Did I say 27 chapters? I lied. I'm adding an epilogue chapter because the last chapter ended at over 7000 words, and I cannot have it be that long.

Sigh.

[seraphic-sibyl]

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

I was agonizing about this thing I'm writing and I finally got it out and was so proud of myself and was, surely this was a lot of words.

It was 42. 42 words. I agonized for an hour over a paragraph with 42 words in it.

[alphashley14]

Hello everyone.

Remember this poll I posted literally like 2 hours ago or something?

(Don’t click on this. It’s a screenshot. 😆)

I jinxed it. Within HALF AN HOUR of posting that, the characters took off in opposite directions, dug into the trenches, and declared martial law. 🤺

And some of you will be delighted to know that Ricky and Fred were the leaders of the rebellion.

I never stood a chance. 🏳️

So… yeah. Chapter 13 has been split in half. It’s original planned events and theme are happening in Chapter 14.

13 is also going to be much shorter than the last couple of chapters. I literally haven’t had a chapter this length since Chapter 9. But then again - I wanted shorter chapters. So this is me, getting my wish.

I’m going to let it sit for a bit to make sure I’m not jumping the gun in posting it, but ya’all should expect it tonight or tomorrow.

[photoniccyclone]

Me slowly realizing I'm gonna need a more detailed outline for future chapters of SFR. My quick 40 bullet point thing ain't working as well as it used to. I mean it keeps track of what I want to happen, but more often then not I find myself sitting there going.

"Kay....

so HOW do I make this happen?"

I'm really glad no one's keeping track of how much writing time is spent actually making progress and how much is spent staring and the document wondering what the hell I do so this sounds natural.

[scrumptiouswordsthings]

I know that I will eventually finish of draft of this thesis, but right now it feels vaguely like staring at one of those optical illusions where you cannot identify a start or an end.

[bangtide]

god i miss writing. and i fucking miss writing fantasy.

[khantoelessar]

The agonies of writing flash fiction

I’m trying to write a flash fiction for a writing contest. The word limit is 1000. My word count is 1134. You’d think that 134 words would be easy to cut out but I’m learning the hard way that those 134 words can make or break my characters or my scenes.

I’m like, okay, if I re-word this I can cut out one word here and not change the meaning of the sentence. 133 more words to go.

Then if it’s like, if I cut out this sentence, I either elimnate my character’s backstory and thus their motivation or I turn them into a one-dimensional image with stock lines.

ARGH!

[crippledpunks]

i wanna say fuck you to anyone who shame disabled, chronically ill & neurodivergent people, especially homebound folks, for "spending too much time on their phone/on the internet/etc." when it's the only (Somewhat) accessible way for them to experience the world. many people don't get to get out much even if they want to because of their disabilities. shaming someone for trying to connect with the world, make friends and engage with hobbies in ways that are accessible to them is beyond cruel and unnecessary

[creator-savannah]

Having a hard time trying to write Martlet and Starlo :(((

Also having a hard time not writing angst. The more I write this fic the more emotionally devastating it becomes

[mrcformoso]

Regarding my HuaLian Idol!AU And the Show Goes On

The weird thing about writing a mystery thriller is that I'm trying to progress the story with all the hints and foreshadowing without giving away the plot...

Except I keep thinking I'm making things too obvious...

Then I remember that it's only obvious to me because I know the whole plot. I made the damn thing...

But then I'm in this weird loop of wondering if I'm giving too much information.

Brain hurt. Brain needs nap.

[hinamie]

unconditionally