People Make A Lot Of Good "thank God I'm Not A Kid Anymore" Posts About Like School Bullies Or Homework

People make a lot of good "thank god I'm not a kid anymore" posts about like school bullies or homework or puberty. But actually my #1 top of the "thank god I'm not a kid anymore" list is the fact that I can leave the event when I want to.

Any event I'm at! I can say "okay well I'm tired I'm going home goodbye." Could not do that shit as a kid. If you're a kid it's like yeah you will sit here at your brother's soccer game in the cold for the next 1.5 hours. You will sit here at your sibling's football practice. You will stay at this BBQ until the whole family is done with the BBQ. You are stuck at the mall until mom finds the pants she needs. You are stuck at the grocery store. No we don't know how long. You are stuck at band practice. It's running late but you're not allowed to leave. You are stuck at the party that the adults said you're leaving soon but they keep talking to these 2 people who showed up late. What the Fuck.

And that shit is on top of having homework.

rewarding yourself has kind of become a silly joke like everything is "a little treat" but you really have to reward your accomplishments, lack of gratification can become a serious problem, gratification crisis is a serious problem please do better <3

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.

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1

She looked her fate up and down and asked "who do you think you are?"

Fate challenged her, "you will know when you catch me"

2

She dreamt of constellations sown of people she touched, clarity drawn between the lines

She dreamt of sweating from the colourful lights on her, everyone'd say she brings the heat

She dreamt of becoming one of the lights in the sky, but the biggest stars are the furthest away.

3

She could feel people staring at her in disgust, wondering who she thought she was

She could feel this was where she belonged, this is what she keeps working towards

She could feel certainty, dancing with it as she was meant to do