HCU

Write that one-shot. Those 3 chapters will be the best 10 chapters you ever wrote

Sometimes you hear a song and a fic pops into your head full formed. This is a trap. The fic may be fully formed in your brain, but you still Have to write it down. This is an important step that most people forget about.

“First and foremost I’m writing for myself,” I hiss through my teeth, resisting the urge to refresh my email for an Ao3 message for the 100th time.

editing is just you vs. past-you in a duel of questionable comma placement and emotional instability

Bob: Me and Phoenix don't argue. She tells me to shut up and I do.

You wrote about murder?? Murder is illegal?? You wrote about this dude killing someone and you didn’t even say ‘murder is bad’ at the start of the book, wht wtf, wtf is wrong with you? I can’t believe you condone murder, I can’t believe you’re pro murber, oh my fucking God don'ttalk to me when ou literally kill people, freak. I’m calling the cops, what the fuck, I’m shaking and crying.

more characters should be 30+ years old

women be watching movies and making meaningful observations

There men out there too

Never heard of those