Me: *plots Out Entire Novel, Mentally Writes 500 Pages Of Dialogue, And Deeply Develops Primary And Secondary

me: *plots out entire novel, mentally writes 500 pages of dialogue, and deeply develops primary and secondary characters whilst driving*

me: *opens microsoft word* wait, what?

“How’s writing going so far?”

Soulmate AU where Enjolras has “sorry I don’t mean to startle you but there’s a spider on your hair” tattooed on his arm and Grantaire has just the capitalized letter A repeating and twisting all over his body (like a scream), from the top of his shoulder to the bottom of his foot and the both of them are very apprehensive about finding their soulmate

can someone explain the alignment chart for me but in like, the simplest wording possible lmao

You know you fucked up if your OTP consists of a light and dark haired person

This section is for you if:

You’ve started a novel but are having trouble finishing it, or

You want to start a novel but aren’t sure you’ll be able to finish it.

I’ve been writing novels (and teaching about writing novels) for twenty years, and one thing I’ve learned is how to finish.  I’d estimate that 98% of all the novels people begin are never completed.  Every person who abandons a book feels that he or she has a good reason, but my experience suggests that most of those books could have been finished – the writer just came up against something he or she couldn’t handle.

This section is about how to handle those things. It’s about starting with a good idea, developing it, and moving your story ahead until you reach the end.

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