#writing struggles

[thedeepbluedark]

sitting down to write isn't really about creating a story, it's about getting the story onto the page before it destroys me

[pirateauthor]

I feel that and i'm also trying to change that. That's why i started to carry an A7 pocket notebook plus a pen around all the time, 'cause whenever i start to "daydream" about a story, i pick up said pocket notebook and write down what i was thinking of. Even if it sounds silly once on paper, but like that i feel I'm writing more and so improving too

writing? oh, i’m definitely writing. in my head. during the most inconvenient times. like in the shower or when i’m about to fall asleep. actual typing? no, no, we don’t do that here.

[ram-is-here]

[the-golden-comet]

Please stick to ONE TASK, brain!!

🧠: No. :)

[the-coffee-fandom]

Had to make a meme to describe me currently

[munamarvel13]

It's crazy to think that with original works, writing in second person is rare. But hot vampire guy x curly/wavy hair with blue eyes reader is apparently a normal thing.

[moninils]

Cause of my insomnia number one:

[dragonslayer-secretagent-a]

Original template cr: @mhuyo from Twitter

[impossiblewolf]

Shut up I thought I was the only one who did this 😂😭

As a writer, I spend 90% of my time googling synonyms or searching for words I know but have incidentally forgotten right in the moment that I need it for once.

[elleldoe]

grammar this. grammar that. sometimes 'grammatically correct' just doesn't hit the spot. the vibes are telling me to laugh in the face of the english language and that's exactly what I'm going to do, one incorrectly structured sentence at a time.

[quinnjgraham]

I know this is the website where we talk about artists and writers doing anything other than making art or writing, but man, we REALLY undersell how good it feels to actually work on your stuff.

Like you hit your word count for the first time in a week and its like

[cranberry-queen]

Tips from a Beta Reading Writer

This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.

Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:

✨ Give everyone a job in the scene ✨

Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?

My favourite examples are:

The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.

The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.

The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"

The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.

The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)

The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.

If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.

[faeriecinna]

shut up.

writers will spend 3 hours naming a character that shows up for 2 seconds

[munamarvel13]

Writers are on a spectrum. We either text like illiterates or like professors of high most formality.

[imalittleoutthere]

One of the greatest lies a writer can tell themselves is that they will remember the idea that they came up with while they were half asleep, so they don’t need to write it down right away.