I NEEDED THIS

I NEEDED THIS

i'm telling you this because i'm struggling with it, too.

stop second guessing and doubting yourself. stop getting imposter syndrome while writing. stop comparing.

i know it's hard to stop, and this is a process i always struggle with. but it's awful when you get tunnel vision, seeing all the plot holes and every little grammatical error made. i open my wip's sometimes, and get such bad anxiety that i can't even write, because i'm so scared. it literally doesn't make sense, but it happens.

but learn to love what you write. grow attached to your characters, and write whatever you want. write for yourself first. and no matter what, whether it's one word or sentence that you wrote that day, be proud of yourself.

self validation and self care comes before a completed novel or mesmerizing characters.

<3

@tc-doherty

wowow, you're actually making me reconsider re-reading Frankenstein just to see your take on it, i'll have to try it sometime !!

oooh yes! i'm also really iffy with sharing first drafts that are incomplete, because I never know how my story can change. I think the snippets and teasers are a great idea though! there are tag list games and ask questions you can also participate in, giving readers insight into your world without posting lines of your excerpt haha.

I agree! writblr is a gift to us all.

PANTSING >>>

okay I actually HAVE to have an outline before writing, because I need a general direction. but I never follow it, so...

*sighs*

me, desperate for some writer friends/mutuals

hi everyone!

this is just a post where writers get to know writers, and hopefully through reblogs/comments we can find more people who not only read/write our genre, but just people who have similarities with us.

it’s kind of a simple “get to know me” post, and anyone can join <3

feel free to tag your mutuals and reblog !!

name: genres you like to write in: genres you like to read in + fav books/media: favorite line from your current wip:

name: ave

genres you like to write in: currently writing contemporary (ya/romcom/romance, give me them ALL), but I also like to dabble in fantasy!

genres you like to read in + fav books/media: i’ll consume literally anything haha. Fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, romance, young adult, you name it. I’m awful with horror, though ;-;

percy jackson (MY CHILDHOOD), harry potter (OBVIOUSLY), Better Than the Movies, From Lukov with Love, The Love Hypothesis, These Violent Delights, the list goes on…

favorite or latest line from your current wip: [latest line, because what a mood- from Destination Seoul] Ha. Per usual, the universe hates me.

I'm like legit an easy crier though...

i mean i read the blurb and thought I'd cry

*aggressively tracks down tissues to store whenever i tackle this book*

time to get the tissues ready because i'm starting april's book club pick (by me actually) you've reached sam... i'm not ready

@voidsteffy

LMAOO yes authors love making other authors think... haha. i'm so glad you enjoyed doing this !!

FANFIC ✨ ROMANCE ✨ CONTEMPORARY ✨ MURDER... unfortunately not for me lmao, unless it's in fantasy then I'm just like it's a sacrifice that had to be made

thoughts on the ya range? I have to know haha

okay I actually haven't read taylor jenkins reid but my bookstagram is blowing up with her books and I'm like SO TORN where should I even start and what should I read?

THE HATING GAME ✨ stop your taste is so amazing I'm going to cry

Do you read Mariana Zapata?

TEEN ROMANCE ✨ TEEN WOLF ✨

omg the urge to dm you

STOP YOUR LINE IS SO GORGEOUS AND ANGSTY IT BLEW ME AWAY

AND DISNEY FAN??? STOPPPPPP

me, desperate for some writer friends/mutuals

hi everyone!

this is just a post where writers get to know writers, and hopefully through reblogs/comments we can find more people who not only read/write our genre, but just people who have similarities with us.

it's kind of a simple "get to know me" post, and anyone can join <3 if you want to know more about me and my works, check out my writblr intro!

feel free to tag your mutuals and reblog !!

name: genres you like to write in: genres you like to read in + fav books/media: favorite line from your current wip:

name: ave

genres you like to write in: currently writing contemporary (ya/romcom/romance, give me them ALL), but I also like to dabble in fantasy!

genres you like to read in + fav books/media: i'll consume literally anything haha. Fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, romance, young adult, you name it. I'm awful with horror, though ;-;

percy jackson (MY CHILDHOOD), harry potter (OBVIOUSLY), Better Than the Movies, From Lukov with Love, The Love Hypothesis, These Violent Delights, the list goes on...

favorite or latest line from your current wip: [latest line, because what a mood- from Destination Seoul] Ha. Per usual, the universe hates me.

<3

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TWO CENTS, I REALLY NEEDED IT

Yeah! I think it's the tunnel vision we get sometimes, because I'll look back at my story and think "I actually did a pretty good job." It's also how we don't get immediate gratification in writing like we're used to.

We have to spend hours over a single project, creating and raising it, and it's scary both posting it and also not receiving an immediate "good job!" because that's not how it works. But at the same time, it's so, so rewarding.

The fact that I'm my first target audience hit me hard. It's true-I have to enjoy what I write because I do write for myself first, while also thinking of others.

i'm telling you this because i'm struggling with it, too.

stop second guessing and doubting yourself. stop getting imposter syndrome while writing. stop comparing.

i know it's hard to stop, and this is a process i always struggle with. but it's awful when you get tunnel vision, seeing all the plot holes and every little grammatical error made. i open my wip's sometimes, and get such bad anxiety that i can't even write, because i'm so scared. it literally doesn't make sense, but it happens.

but learn to love what you write. grow attached to your characters, and write whatever you want. write for yourself first. and no matter what, whether it's one word or sentence that you wrote that day, be proud of yourself.

self validation and self care comes before a completed novel or mesmerizing characters.

<3

be honest: you write for that keyboard asmr sound 😂