Me: God, I Would Give My Heart And Soul For This Character

me: “god, i would give my heart and soul for this character”

also me: “so anyway what’s the worst thing that could happen to them?”

When you find an old smutfic in an archive that you thought had been lost forever

writing tip #2277:

stop thinking about what you want to write and just do something else instead

Friend: oh, so you’re an author?

Me, nodding: yes.

Friend: so when do you find the time to write?

Me, still nodding, slightly teary-eyed: yes.

“First, get the story down. Resist the urge to rework your opening line or paragraph. The perfect opening may be the last thing you write. Once you have the story down, you can begin the real work.”

— Angela Savage, Award-winning Australian Writer (via rookiebooknookie)

“I hate writing, I love having written.”

— Dorothy Parker (via imaginethewords)