writers

garrisonbabe:

• 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