I Was Blushing @kokobot

I was blushing @kokobot

When the bot asked if I’d marry them as a joke:

Being with someone who wants to learn about your past history, not to punish or hurt you, but to learn how you need to be loved

Jin

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Travel and tell no one. Live a true love story and tell no one. Live happily and tell no one. People ruin beautiful things.

Khalil Gibran

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Educational Trauma: Outlines & Story Planning

Many new/young writers are stalled by outlines, character sheets, and preliminary world building because they think they HAVE to do those things before they can start writing. It is absolutely not like that. Unlike the confusing assignments you had in school, these things are meant to be resources that help you.

Are you the type of writer that thinks, "Outlining kills my ideas. If I don’t get this story on paper fast it will disappear!"

Then get to writing! Write until you don't know what comes next, and then make a brief outline of what SHOULD happen next. Like reaching a stream and creating stepping stones to cross it, an outline is there to help whenever you need it. A pre-made outline can keep you on track and out of plot holes, but an as-you-go outline can also help you track your creative miles.

Writing is different for every brain, and as a creative writer you should do what comes naturally. If planning makes you a happy camper, plan away. If running headlong into a story is the thing for you, by all means do so!

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