Lookin’ For Writeblrs 👀

one of the best pieces of writing advice i’ve ever gotten:

if a scene isn’t working, change the weather.

it sounds stupid, but seriously, it works. thank u to my screenwriting professor for this wisdom

Write down everything that happens in the story, then in the second draft, make it look like you knew what you were doing all along. -Neil Gaiman

Me writing at three a.m.:

Me after waking up four hours later, sleep-deprived, eyes bloodshot, one eyelid twitching as I stare at an incomprehensible doc filled with word nonsense:

𝐰𝐭𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭

You hit the ground with a crack. Back arched, mouth opened in a silent scream, your lungs a vacuum of nothing but mind-numbing fire. Spider-web fractures blossom beneath you. A grotesque pair of wings belying your own divinity. You sputter choked sobs, a spittle of blood dripping from between your cut lips and down your cheek. 

"The gods are cruel," said He. He whose form transcends mortal eyes, cloaked by storm clouds with a voice as deep a rumbling thunder. Your Destiny. Your Demon. Your Bane. "But perhaps they are most cruel to you."

#180: Will It Work?

Writers face this question at every stage of their creative journey. Whether you’ve been writing for two weeks or 20 years, the challenge remains the same. Will the time that I put into this project pay off? Will it do what I need it to do?

When you’re just starting out, most of the uncertainty centres around if you can even finish the story, and if yes, will it be any good? Later on, as a published author, you may wish for your book to hit the bestseller lists. As a best-selling author, you might want to be shortlisted for various awards. And when you’ve won everything there is to win, you will worry about your work being at least as good as what came before. The struggle never really ends.

Writing books is particularly uncertain. When starting a novel, you’re months, perhaps even years away from the finish line — more than enough time to question everything about the project. The more words you write, the stronger the voice in your head becomes. Is this the right thing to work on? Is it going anywhere? The majority of would-be authors quit at this stage.

Other writers struggle before they start. They keep analysing and researching, trying to convince themselves that this is going to work. But no matter how good your idea is and how many notebooks you fill with notes, the uncertainty will never go away. How do you deal with that?

The only way to figure out whether a project will work is to start writing. For smaller projects like short stories and novellas, just power through the first draft. The first draft will tell you more about whether the story has legs than any amount of advance research ever can.

Thinking about writing a novel? There are ways to do this too. Take what you expect to be the most dramatic scene of the book and write that first. Get a feel of the characters, the setting. If you’re a pantser, try writing a short story with the same characters. See how you feel about it. Any red flags?

Thinking about writing something and actually writing the thing are two very different things. If you never start or never finish, the question will remain unanswered forever.

Will it work? Writing it is the only way to find out.

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Past Editions

#179: Throwaway Stories, January 2021

#178: Progress Over Perfection, January 2021

#177: Change Is Good, January 2021

#176: Start Before You’re Ready, January 2021

#175: Writing Without Expectations, December 2020

Aizawa and Eri sketch

do i need to say more

YOUR WRITING IS GREAT

your writing is great

your writing is great

YOUR WRITING IS GREAT

your writing is great

YOUR WRITING IS GREAT

YOUR WRITING IS GREAT

and don’t you forget it

Hispanic= Spanish speaking

Latino= From latinamerica

A peruvian is latino and hispanic, a Colombian is latino and hispanic.

Someone from Brazil is latino but not hispanic

Someone from spain is hispanic but not latino