I know it's been said 100 times before, but it bears repeating: your story doesn't have to be perfect.
I just finished reading a fully published, printed book that sometimes dragged on. I found myself critiquing it, zoning out every now and then, finding some of the characters annoying.
But you know what? The emotional peak still made me tear up. I was still rooting for the main character the whole way. I still saw how heart felt, relatable, and well-thought-out the plot was.
Not every chapter, not ever paragraph, not every sentence, not every word needs to strike a chord for your story to mean something.
With all it's imperfections, your story is worth telling.
its me boy the new wip idea speaking to you from inside your brain listen to me boy leave the old wip we don’t need her–
me, a writer, staring at one sentence for 10 minutes straight: i don’t know what’s wrong with you but i don’t like you
this is your reminder to SAVE your work
must i proofread my writing? is it not enough to unleash it on the public, sexy and unedited?
Someone: Hey! How’s the writing going?
Me: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *clears throat* It’s going well.
if writing your novel doesn’t feel like herding cats, your characters aren’t developed enough
the sexual tension between me and the new wip idea that’s been sitting in the back of my head and distracting me the whole day
R. - They/Them - Queer SF/F/Romance writer - Carrd with social media links.Avid fan of anything gay. This is my writing journal.
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