I Just Wrote 8 Pages When I Haven't Written In Months And Was Beginning To Think I'd Never Be Able To

I just wrote 8 pages when I haven't written in months and was beginning to think I'd never be able to again. Idk what it is, but I am sharing and manifesting this energy for every writer who sees this. May you write 8 quality pages effortlessly and find joy writing once more

Does anyone have a link to a back-to-basics article about good fanfic practices, like standards of content and chapter length and such (speaking as an old fart who only wrote a couple of shitty one-shots back when lemons were a thing)

Does this story need to be written down? Is it not enough to have it simply live in my head?

My mood currently.

There’s something always so intimate about writing.

You can be writing about fantastical worlds or eldritch creatures. About impossible timelines or mundane situations.

But somewhere in the middle of all that, there’s the nickname a loved one gave you, now spoken as an afterthought by a character you wrote.

Or there’s that unusual anecdote you never tell at parties because there’s never the right time, but now it’s told during a family gathering in your story.

Or that feeling you can’t get out of your chest in your most vulnerable moments, finding a cathartic outlet during an important plot point.

Or the quote you loved, the movie that marked a special moment in your life, the experiences and adventures no one but you have felt in that way.

And that’s why, even if you write the same thing as everyone else, using the same characters or situations, no one will ever sound like you.

Your voice as a writer is unique, blessed with your insight, plagued by your demons, the voice loud with your tone and spice.

Because writing and any form of art and self expression will always be one of the most intimate outlets we have.

[ID: A “This Barbie is” generated movie poster with a photo of a hand pointing directly toward you and the caption edited to read “This Barbie is not working on their WIPs.” End ID]