#devil-kindred

- siren (who has not written anything more than 3 lines in a WIP at the beginning of the year and it is driving me crazy)

random is all good siren <3 never fear about reaching out to me Honestly, this is still something I struggle with myself. I start a lot of projects, and I don't necessarily finish them all without really being in the mindset for them. A lot of that has to do with me getting super fixated on a fic idea, and needing to instantly put all my energy into it, but the downside is that also leads to me losing steam at random points - sometimes a few chapters in, sometimes while I'm still outlining, a lot of the time it's right near the end, but a lot of that has to do with my fear of something ending and then not coming up with anything else interesting to share and readers not caring anymore (terrible mindset, I know. I write for me, but I share for interaction) I find music playlists help a lot to steer my focus, whether its creating one for the fic, a character, or the OC I'm most focused on, it keeps me thinking and spinning thoughts and ideas around in my head (it's also why all of my playlists are like 50-300 songs long lol) Also, having struggled with burn out a couple times this year, I will say this: DO NOT PUT PRESSURE ON YOURSELF. Completely step away from fandom stuff if you have to (I was taking week long breaks from Tumblr and that seemed to help me a lot). Focus on just enjoying your time, take part in other hobbies, watch other movies/tv shows, play other games, eventually it should (hopefully) refuel the creative juice tanks. Sometimes just not thinking about what you've been wanting to think about really just helps to give the brain a break and relax.

It's also very beneficial having someone you can just sort of yell ideas at. Even if they don't necessarily come to fruition, the "yes, and"-ing from someone else outside of the work can be incredibly helpful and its also nice to know someone else cares about your story even if its just a jumble of ideas at the moment (feel free to DM me if you want, I'm happy to listen)

PLEASE this just made me smile like a weirdo 😭💜