Ari Is Not Fae

being a hobbyist writer means oscillating between 'i don’t care if no one reads my work, it’s just for me' and 'i need my debut novel to outsell tolkien and rowling combined.'

" - so I can quit my job and become a famous author"

Reblog if you're a writer who re-reads their own work for funsies.

I reread it because I forgot what I wrote and its like reading a really good new story. So I vote both

“This Chapter Is Too Difficult To Write!” Local Writer Says About Every Chapter.

in the mood to write read the complete version of my wip that only exists theoretically in my head

They always say to ‘write the book you want to read’ but they never told me it’s because I’d have to reread it 2949492 times

You can rip my sentence fragments from my cold dead hands! They're mine. You can't have them. Try me.

the writer’s dilemma: - want to write a novel - want to read 10 novels for inspiration - end up doing neither and scrolling through memes about writing instead

your future readers are going to be so grateful that you didn’t give up on this story. keep going, you’ve got this

Me ripping my phone out in the middle of the night to note down my idea, and regretting it immediately when the light hits me

Me ripping my phone out in the middle of the night to note down my idea, and regretting it immediately when the light hits me