Being A Writer Is Trying To Google Things As Inconspicuously As Possible So You Dont End Up On A Watch

Being a writer is trying to google things as inconspicuously as possible so you don’t end up on a watch list.

Anyway does anyone know how many pounds of force would be required to break a windshield with someone’s head?

a lot of times I find myself comparing my writing to people who have been doing this way longer than me. I feel like it’s not good because i’m not at the same level they are, and if i change this or change that then maybe i’ll be happier with my works!

But, everyone starts somewhere. It takes time to find your writing style and even more time to get it to where you want it to be. Just because you feel your writing isn’t as good as someone else’s doesn’t mean you’re a horrible writer.

don’t compare yourself to people who’ve finished the process that you’ve just started !

Every piece of dogshit art makes the world a better place to live. Better to create poorly than not at all.

Writing advice from my uni teachers:

If your dialog feels flat, rewrite the scene pretending the characters cannot at any cost say exactly what they mean. No one says “I’m mad” but they can say it in 100 other ways.

Wrote a chapter but you dislike it? Rewrite it again from memory. That way you’re only remembering the main parts and can fill in extra details. My teacher who was a playwright literally writes every single script twice because of this.

Don’t overuse metaphors, or they lose their potency. Limit yourself.

Before you write your novel, write a page of anything from your characters POV so you can get their voice right. Do this for every main character introduced.

time to rewrite two whole scenes a few hours before they need to be finished just cause the pacing is weird. fuck me

If you ever think your chapters are too long: don’t.

I once read a fanfic that had a chapter totaling 60k words. A chapter.

You’re doing fine.