Writing Meme - Blog Posts

making ocs is so funny, especially when you get so attached to some and not to others?? it’s like yes these people live in my head and I love them. I love that one the most though.

I love when I’m writing a scene heavily focused on a characters drives and fears and suddenly something clicks and it’s like

☆YOU’VE UNLOCKED A NEW BACKSTORY☆

writing tip

the second you say ''i'll just give my character a random name and change it later'' you're already doomed. placeholder names are no joke. you will be taken hostage

Talking to people about your characters really is a game changer. You'll start saying things about them you didn't even know you knew.

that halfway stage of oc creation when you're closing in on the design or the personality or both but the other half of the character's still a nebulous concept and they don't even have a name but now they're alive and they demand to be heard. agonizing

Making long-form webcomics is like

I cannot believe I’m only 10k words away from writing the end of this 5k fic

rereading my own writing is just a constant fluctuation between "damn, girl, you wrote this? (affectionate)" and "damn, girl, you wrote this? (derogatory)"

Feeling extremely like this right now.

what emotion do you write from

homosexuality

writing tip #3474:

writing is about "what ifs". for example, what if i closed the word document and played sims 4 for five hours instead

writing tip #3434:

writing is only one component in the process. another major component is crying

Ok I’m writing now (lying)

Someone: Hey! How’s the writing going?

Me: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *clears throat* It’s going well.