Yeah I understand that sometimes our characters can have a mind of their own but sometimes you just gotta rein in control. I definitely can't imagine reading a ten-page argument about cheese. It's highly unnecessary. If they terribly need to banter about cheese, make it short for the sake of your readers and get. back. into. the. plot.🙂.
I AM TRYING TO WRITE A SIMPLE SCENE BUT APPARENTLY EVERY CHARACTER HAS DECIDED TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN BANTER AND DERAIL THE PLOT. HOW DID THIS TURN INTO A 10-PAGE ARGUMENT ABOUT CHEESE?? WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE (IT’S NOT ME)!!!!!!!!!????????
ON POINT!
i've said it before and i'll say it again. writers are always told to 'show, don’t tell,' but sometimes you just have to tell. no one needs a poetic paragraph about how the sky is an emotional metaphor for your protagonist’s angst when you can just say, 'he was sad.' trust your instincts. you know when to show and when to tell.
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I just want to have my Rapunzel kinda tower with books and food and a lovely scenery with no people...is that too much to ask? 😭
what people think the most time-consuming part of writing is: writing
what it actually is: stopping every few sentences to fact-check, make sure a word means what you thought it meant, find synonyms, revert to the outline…
Writers realizing they were fantasizing the whole time and not...*gulps*... writing 😱😭
writing fanfiction is constantly flipping between "this is a hobby i do for fun its not that serious" and "if this isnt my next greatest hit im going to back flip off the empire state building"
Writers planning on spending their weekend on a writing spree, brainstorming ideas, editing their manuscript and coming up with the most amazing plot for their story.
The Couch which they usually laze on:
"Am I a joke to you?" 👁️👄👁️💅
if you hate your draft, just pretend it’s a collaboration with past you.
Writers when it's time to write their New Year Resolutions knowing that finishing their WIP is taking the #1 spot 😩
remember: a blank page is a world of possibilities—and a finished page is one step closer to finishing that other project you said you’d come back to later.