Have You Becomeso Addicted To Doingwhat You Likethat Now You Donteven Have Time To Dowhat You Love?

Have you become so addicted to doing what you like that now you don’t even have time to do what you love?

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It's a good thing he's a pyromaniac

I am the pyro and the maniac

I am red with passion, love and hate

I am the beat of the living, I bring the heat

I'll make you happy, then burn you

An ever-lasting fire

The danger and the beauty, attracting your desire.

Your writing will always feel awkward to you, because you wrote it.

Your plot twists will always feel predictable, because you created them.

Your stories will always feel a bit boring to you, because you read them a million times.

They won't feel like that for your reader.

“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Not everyone has to like you. Not everyone has taste.”

— Manila Luzon

Kill off your main characters. Please. Not as a cheap ending, or right at the beginning for shock value. Kill them in the middle, and do it well. Leave every character reeling and unable to comprehend what happens next. Leave your antagonists without a solid enemy, wondering if they've gone too far.

When you shatter the heart of a story, a thousand tiny shards will spilt away and grow. Focus on the side characters; the supporting cast, the love interest. Think about how they would change, break and reform. Think about the growth, the quiet moments of reflection and depth.

You don't have to do it, but think about it.

If your story stops with a single character, your story is weak.

Kill the protagonist.