My Writing Journey

Floating face down in a blank word document file, while not physically possible, is nevertheless a tangible authorial state.

sexy lamp test but for kids in fiction. Antique Vase Test. if the kid can be replaced with an antique vase (or similar valuable object) then you’ve failed to depict a person with agency and have instead written a Stakes Raiser

my beautiful baby who i'm naming untitled document

i can't seem to find my baby

What they don't tell you about writing is that as you write, you discover scenes and entire plots that you hadn't accounted for that need to be written. So you can spend two hours writing and editing only to realise you're further away from the finish line than you thought you were when you started

i think i tend to forget how good boredom is for creativity because we're all so addicted to numbing ourselves with screens and stimulation. but standing in the shower or going for a walk with no music or just sitting in your bedroom without being allowed to touch any screens & all of a sudden i have multiple new projects to start, a solution to a months-long plot problem & 4 new original characters

writing tip they don’t tell you is that in addition to reading good books you should occasionally read one really bad one so that it inspires you to write something better out of pure rage

“how do you write again after a long break?” you just start. that’s the horror of it. you just. start. and then the story opens its eyes.

hey if you like tracking your reading with something like goodreads but hate ai try pagebound! it's a completely ai free site (with an app coming soon i'm told!) and it's very pretty and fun to interact with. also you're supporting a small indie site rather than fucking amazon