3. Least favorite part of writing.Rewrites (not the editing to make it pretty, thatâs something else). I f****ing hate rewrites. I am usually fairly okay with chopping things indiscriminately if they donât fit the story and where itâs going, and have been known to chop thousands upon thousands of words, full chapters, even (I have a file thatâs about 40k words of just chopped scenes/chapters from a single story), but REWRITES. JFC. The last time I had to rewrite, it was 13k words (pacing and POV), and I just⊠I wanted to die. Rewrites hurt my soul.
4. Do you have writing habits or rituals? Butt in chair. thatâs the extent of my âhabits.â Just show up and put in the wordcount, really. Though this winter when it was freezing, making a giant mug of tea when sitting down to write at night became a bit of a ritual. My fingers get very cold and so having that tea to keep me warm and the caffeine to keep me going was helpful. Now I just sit down and try not to cry at the empty page ahaha.
8. Favorite trope to write.BED SHARING/CO-SLEEPING. THEY WILL HAVE TO TEAR THAT FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS ONE DAY. I love the hilarity of it.Â
Thank you, hon! (also likewise to you, Iâd love to know your responses to these three.)
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