When Youre Writing And You Can Clearly See In Your Mind The Exact Expression A Character Is Wearing Or

When you’re writing and you can clearly see in your mind the exact expression a character is wearing or hear the exact nonverbal sound they are making, but completely fail at coming up with a way to explain it.

write to tell yourself the story

edit to tell others the story

Me: *Sees long post of writing tips that I should really study*

Me: Nice

*Reblogs and never looks at it again*

Write a story where the main characters fuck up. Like, they let someone die because they were scared, or they reject a possible romantic interest out of snobbery and/or belief that nobody would have interest in them. Let your characters burn bridges, and let their mistakes have consequences. Some things are unforgivable, and it’s okay to have your main characters do these things. Everybody’s done something they regret. It’s hard (for me, personally) to do this because I love my characters so much, and I want them to succeed all the time, but it’s not realistic, and more importantly, it doesn’t make for as interesting as a story. 

My characters during the editing process:

When you’re writing your first draft and you know it could be better