#writing woes

[mxanigel]

Sharing fanfic updates be like

[oh-cramity-its-amity]

you ever get that feeling where you want to read fanfic but you also want to write fanfic? like both at the same time??

[girl-with-goats]

writer: screaming

readers: screaming back

[nightimedreamersworld]

You know when you have an idea for a short, cutesy, plotless fic, and then a little voice at the back of your mind starts whispering, "hey, what if we make this a multichapter?" You ever hear that?

That's the devil speaking.

[haley-lana]

[colubrina]

these characters are refusing to have sex in a timely manner. they are still TALKING and establishing CHARACTER and MOTIVATIONS and I'm like.... just take your dick out already, oh my god

[wheresarizona]

It’s so hard being a writer sometimes because you can tell yourself over and over again that you’re writing for yourself, and yet you will always crave the interaction, you will always want to share, and for people to like the thing you put your heart and soul into. It’s just hard when you can see the numbers, and the constant comparing, having the self-doubt and wondering why you even bother trying when there are people much better than you.

All you can do is keep reminding yourself that it’s your story to tell, and no one else can tell it like you. You love it, and there are others out there who will love it, too, and the numbers absolutely do not reflect your worth or your storytelling.

You’re incredible, and you’ve got to keep writing because your story is worth telling.

[justsaysomethingjayj]

Me just wanting to write my trash fic ideas

[theflagscene]

[missathlete31]

These gifs are screaming Angsty Jake (literally) and I really need to shut up and use these to write.

Thank you Glen for your service!

[hjbender]

Finish the story first and then post it Finish the story first and then post it Finish the story first and then post it Finish the story first and then post it Finish the story first and then post it—

[i-will-write]

IT IS 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ I AM GETTING BACK INTO WRITING IF IT KILLS ME 😤

[awkwardbag]

[monster-bait]

Do you have any tips/advice for new indie writers?

Don't fall into the trap of being a social author.

Do you want to be a social media star or do you want to write books? Because every hour you spend making reels and tiktok videos? Should probably be spent writing.

"But I have to promote myself!" you say. "Social media is a free tool, why shouldn't I use it?!"

You absolutely should! But consider: Is your end goal likes on a post and follows on your TT account? Or conversion to book sales and longevity as an author? Because when you make yourself the product, the goal posts have a funny way of moving. External validation is like a drug, and when you've made yourself the star, getting that next hit of validation is going to supersede working on your craft and developing an authorial voice.

Honestly, it's not much different than being a writer in a fandom space, or posting content on a site like this.

Likes are great, reblogs are for discovery. If you are a consumer of Creator content, reblog and share the things you love.

But if you are the creator? Get your validation from somewhere else. Because the second you need it from strangers, you've already given up the game.

[precious-little-scoundrel]

7k in a word doc for Gale Cleven losing his damn virginity and it’s still not… “in”

[xgoddessoffandomsx]

Me: I don't need to write another au, I don't need to write another au, I don't need to write another au, I don't need to write another au, I don't need to write another au-

Me: *writing another au* Fuck