- write that sentence, that dialogue, that scene that terrifies you
- don’t delete shit, just move it to another document
- have a “bits and pieces” document for all the odds and ends you can’t fit anywhere else
- think of the color of a person’s eyes, imagine something reflected in them, now write that scene
- fiction doesn’t have to be 100% accurate, don’t research yourself to boredom
- i’m being serious there’s a thing called suspension of disbelief and it’s magical (yes that’s me making a joke)
- write something that makes you cry
- write something that makes you laugh
- write something you can’t explain to other people
- write something you won’t remember until you read it the next day
- don’t read about the publishing industry until you really, really need to. all it will do is make you unbelievably tired
- listen to music from open world RPG video games, you’re welcome
- always take a small journal or some paper and a pen with you
- write by hand in a journal every once in a while
- put the ending of your story in the beginning and see what happens
- listen to input from other people. yes you’re the writer, but they’re the reader and they want to help you make something spectacular
- said is not dead dude like wtf
- the thesaurus is shiny and lovely and a great resource but don’t let words get in the way of your story telling, you don’t need to write prose as poetry for it to be beautiful
- just finish the draft first, worry about perfection after
- yes, you do have talent
- yes, you can do this. you already are