#tryingtowrite

[tryingtowriteplease]

if you see this post

you gotta set a 10 minute timer and work on your wip. i know. it's tragic.

it's ok because that means i have to do it too

[nowheregirl1965]

Wanting to write and my mind is blank. Please help. #writing #tryingtowrite

[shadowsong-cc]

Well I guess it's break time. #amWriting #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2020 #breakTime #tryingToWrite #cantMoveMyLeftArm https://www.instagram.com/p/CHME_2cJnxl/?igshid=zka0zvvokr6o

[some-real-shitxx]

For this heart is longing for thy love;

Restless-

Despair-

In pain-

Oh how long shall i suffer?

That time won’t halt;

And love is absolute;

For it is a torture to my soul;

How long shall I suffer?

EL

[saintofskeptics]

Finally forcing my lazy ass to actually write wish me luck

[loveswritingsongs-blog]

Anxiety

Constant worries.

Constant fears.

Always wondering if I’ll ever be good enough.

Constant tears flowing down my face

I don’t know just how to stop this feeling of disgrace.

Fear of rejection, fear of crowds.

Fear of speaking, of reaching out.

Fear of using my voice to speak.

So, I stay in the shadows, hiding.

Waiting for things to get better

Waiting for the sun to shine down where I linger.

Constantly needing approval. Constant nerves.

A severe, overwhelming urge to scream.

To fight the demons that hide inside my mind.

To fight the demons, that nobody else can see.

[darthwindows]

This bitch is up to some old tricks. #whitematter #writer #tryingtowrite https://www.instagram.com/p/B3npv9kDeT_/?igshid=17zbyaki1kkyn

[justthoughtsworld]

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When I look upon life and how far I have come, I realise that I am so different from who I was years back that if I were to speak to my old self I wouldn't recognize me.

[new-author-daniel-plivori]

Yup 😅😨😨😨😨 #guilt #writersblocksucks #writersblockbegone #writersblock #cantwrite #tryingtowrite #helpme #writinghobby #writingsuggestions #writinglife https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpFk_kg9gD/?igshid=3g17atgn1ebp

[tryingtowriteplease]

To write you must also read

i recently started reading a book about creative writing (which i will likely consume very slowly, since my access to it is digital & limited), but one of the main points of the first chapter was worth sharing:

to become better at writing you must also read.

i've been thinking about it a lot over the past week. the book suggests reading indiscriminately and heavily, which is well and good advice, but did not offer much beyond that. so here are my personal takes/elaborations:

read in a genre you want to write & pay attention to details like how the author world-builds, how they set scenes, or whether the story is character-driven vs event driven from your perspective

if there's something you want to improve in your writing, pay attention to how your favorite authors establish that. authorS plural, try to get more than one perspective

read some nonfiction. not your style/don't know where to start? find something niche and weird. my personal rec at this exact moment is one of Caitlin Doughty's books; alternatively pick one about a social issue you really care about or want to learn more about

read something you don't like every once and awhile. yeah. do it

re-read something you really liked when you were younger with a critical eye. (you can still like it)

read some poetry (unfortunately i don't have recs for this one, but if you do feel free to add)

read some fucked up short stories and then try writing your own shortened narratives. "The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin is p haunting. (disclaimer the short stories do not have to be fucked up)

feel free to add your own points, but the gist is to read with an eye for what you want to improve in your own writing, or to read with a mind for trying new things and getting new perspectives for what can be done with writing.

[theunwrittenones]

Hey, did you know we try to be part of #nanowrimo? • • To get at least 500 words down per day #haydenlovren gets up one hour early each day to write. So far it‘s working out for me. • How many words do you write per day? • Follow us and check out our website for more. • • #theunwrittenones #gdangier #rolandkris #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2018 #writersofinstagram #writerslife #writerscommunity #authors #authorsofinstagram #writing #blankpages #tryingtowrite #fiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp1RN-Zn0ZF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kr2ktx0wuqgo

[akashs-posts]

My world always seems empty I always find myself hustling for things that I think make my life better in all that part of me struggle to stay alive .#goodmorning #morningpost #igers #writing #tryingtowrite #allabouther #picoftheday📷 #photooftheday #writercommunity #fridaymood #fridayvibes #india #bollywood #followforfollowback #followtrain #likeforlikes #followforlikeback #tryingtowrite #love #life #nagpur #shoutout #shoutoutforshoutout #nagpurdiaries

[leftyfelix2]

The struggle is real. You really want those scenes to come together in your heart ♥️ but in your brain 🧠 there’s crickets 🦗. 😂 #writersofinstagram #writersblock #stopwritersblock #amwriting #amwritingromance #tryingtowrite #amediting #letsdothis💪 #wordspleasecometome https://www.instagram.com/p/CO23omELU_0/?igshid=1dqtfe4ld102n

[joandelahaye]

Trying to write with this one on my lap. She's being very distracting. And don't get me started on the purring. #catstagram #lifewithcats #amwriting #tryingtowrite #caturday365 #thisauthorslife #catsbeingcute #beautifulcat #cutekitty #catsbeingcats #catsbeingadorable #tabbycatsofig #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbycat https://www.instagram.com/p/CMwVy7XDHFt/?igshid=1wy12wseush7c

[vrush27]

Baatein 🖤 . . . #baatein #ehsaas #jazbaat #shayari #poetry #writings #writersofinstagram #instaposts #poets #vrush #thejumbledpen #tryingtowrite . ( Do Like, Comment and Share! ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_e6I0lgxm/?igshid=7894wng0ist7

[peaches-pouts]

Title: Smiling to the Moon, Chuckling to the stars✨ -wrote by peaches🍑 [Someone become my- Aphrodite 💋] #poemworld #writersofinstagram #poemlove #tryingtowrite #aphrodite #love #blessed #numb #scenario (at Aphrodite) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEjuLPFj1Hk/?igshid=qm9wae2b4ay7