#writers!

I just learned that the most popular book series in the world — yes, Harry Potter, put your wands down — has “and”, “the”, and “said” in its top ten most used words.

That’s right. Not “ejaculated” 😏 Not “orbs” Not “Draco Malfoy with his sleek blond hair and his sparkly grey eyes" 😏 Not “smirked darkly” 😏

Just:

✨ the ✨ and ✨ said

So if you’re staring at your draft like “I’ve used ‘said’ three times in this paragraph, I'm a bad writer" — congratulations. You are writing at a globally successful author level. 💃💃💃

(me reading this back like wow ok this post is about me)

Stop fighting the shitty English language. It will always win. Close that thesaurus tab. Go on. I’ll do it with you.

Let “said” live. Let it breathe. Let it do its boring little job. If we’re going down for using it three times in one paragraph, we’re going down together.

do any of your irl friends know you read/write fanfiction? how willing are you to share that?