Writing Tip #2277:

writing tip #2277:

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

me reading comments on my writing

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)

my brain, interrupting my daydream: this is poorly researched and the narrative is not compelling