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even if it feels hard today, you’re still a writer. hard days don’t change that

Me waking up: I want to write

Me eating breakfast: I want to write

Me getting ready for work: I want to write

Me at work: I want to write

Me eating lunch: I want to write

Me driving home: I want to write

Me at home, sitting in front of my laptop:

your plot might be falling apart, but at least it’s not as broken as my trust issues.

small reminder: the world needs your stories, even the ones you’re not sure are “good enough”

me while writing: ah yes, this character should do this, it feels so natural with what they're saying

me while editing: why the FUCK does he lean on the doorway SEVENTEEN TIMES IN THIS CHAPTER

Mood

"How do you write such realistic dialogue-" I TALK TO MYSELF. I TALK TO MYSELF AND I PRETEND I AM THE ONE SAYING THE LINE. LIKE SANITY IS SLOWLY SLIPPING FROM BETWEEN MY FINGERS WITH EVERY MEASLY WORD THEY TYPE OUT. THAT IS HOW.

Physical One-Liners Part III

"Can I take your hand?"

"I fit perfectly in your arms."

"I want to hold you like this forever."

"Can I fall asleep on your shoulder?"

"I want to wrap you up in my arms and make you feel safe."

"Put your head on my lap and sleep a little."

"You're being very needy today with your touches."

"Please tell me I can touch you."

"Sleeping next to you is my personal heaven."

"You hugged me like your personal pillow."

"Maybe I want to use any excuse to be close to you..."

"Have your eyes always been that dark?"

"I feel like you're obsessed with touching me."

"Are you sniffing my hair?"

"Your body feels like home to me."

Part I | Part II

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I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than "whispered" and this is the hill I will die on.

Person A: "I could give you the world!"

Person B: "The fuck do I do with that."

Pacing Writing tip

Here’s the thing about pacing: it’s the heartbeat of your story. Too slow, and the reader flatlines. Too fast, and they can’t catch their breath. You need to know when to hold back and when to push forward. Slow down for the emotional beats, the quiet moments of character development. But when the tension builds, you hit the gas and don’t let up until the reader’s hanging on every word. Pacing isn’t about keeping a steady speed, it’s about the rhythm of highs and lows that keeps your reader glued to the page.

Anybody else make the expressions of their characters when they're writing? If somebody grimaces, I'm grimacing with them.

That fic idea that won't leave me alone.

reblog if you're a writer but would rather drink straight cyanide than show any of your family members your work