Writing Tip #2277:

writing tip #2277:

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

me: I should write

also me: 

“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)

RAVENCLAW: “When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it.” –Philip Roth

how dare there not be a fic for this very specific au i have in my head

I don’t understand why books have shifted from having summaries on the back of the covers to having one-line reviews.

Seriously though. I want to know what the book is about. Not that someone from the Evening Standard thinks it’s a masterpiece.