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Re-reading a story you wrote so you remember what the heck happened before so you can write the next part.

Waiting for new fic updates like:

writing tip #2229:

update your readers with no more than one sentence per day at 10:25pm

fanfic writer moods

the thrill of posting something

you’ve got comments emails

existential crisis’s over getting views but no feedback

24 hour high of getting a long ass comment

the inclination to Stop

the addiction to keep going overtaking that

‘when’s the next update?’ lol, wish I knew friend

Current mood.

me @ my brain: c’mon, wouldn’t it be nice to write something? just… 200 words…. a paragraph…. three sentences….anything……

my brain: a fascinating idea! something to consider!

me: so… you’ll do it?

my brain: of course not, what the fuck 

and the saga continues @rogueity

my level of fanfiction productivity ranges from “typing 20,000 words over the span of 3 days” or “opening a document and staring at it for a year without typing anything at all.” there is no middle ground.

Someone: I’d love to read some of your writing some time

Me, who never gets anything finished:

writing tip #2052:

there’s never a perfect time to start writing, 

Posting a chapter of a story you haven’t updated in ages

[in a nutshell]

When the fanfic you’ve given up on finally updates.

me, reading my own unfinished WIP that has never been posted online: I really wish this author would update…