Benedict Smith, I Wish I Wrote The Way I Thought

30 Day Fluff Challenge! Every day for thirty days, you’ll be given a sugary sweet prompt.

“You’re my new pillow”

Making pancakes

Birthday

Messing around in IKEA

Painting together

Prom-posal

“If we both want to fit, we’ll have to cuddle”

Comfort food

“This is my favourite place in the whole world”

Wearing each other’s clothes

Crying during a movie

Baking

Getting dressed up for a completely casual date

Taking care of each other while sick

Buying each other a book

“I want to stay up with you”

Sleeping in the same bed for the first time

Pillow forts

Beach day

Drive in movie

Barbecue

Proposal

“Dance with me”

Making each other dinner

Regular at a coffee shop

“Come on. Tell me a story”

Taking care of an animal

Carnival / fair

One year anniversary

First date

Also see:

30 day AU challenge

30 day angst writing challenge

The problem w writing fiction is that you'll be like tee-hee I'm going to write a story about a fucked up little scenario that's got nothing to do with anything in real life, just some pure messed up nonsense, and then you finish it and take a step back and go aw rats I made a metaphor again

Writing Tools for the 21st Century

Find the discipline to write and reach your goals.

We have tools to take notes and fix our grammar — these have been around forever. But what are the tools that will make you a better writer in 2021?

Stop judging fic writers for not having perfect spelling and grammar

We write fic for fun, it's for us, we do it as a hobby in our free time.

We're not obligated to edit to an extreme and perfect our spelling and grammar

For some fic writers, English isn't our first language or we're not fluent in it (oh and there are of course the fic writers who don't write in English at all)

We may not have time to edit a fic, especially if we're pressured to it posted by a certain time

If we're posting a short drabble that doesn't even reach 1-2k, hell even if it does reach 1-2k, we may not see a reason to edit it

But people writing longer fics and even multiple chapters aren't obligated to perfect their grammar and spelling either. Most likely we'll revise once, we're not going to through like 5-6 different revisions for a fanfic that we're just having fun with

Fun fact: editing is a bit of a nightmare, especially if English isn't your first language (do not get me started on fic writers who translate their fics from their mother language into English). Rigorously editing can make fic writing less fun if we feel like we have to perfectly edit it each and every time, and writing is for fun, we're supposed to enjoy it (to fellow fic writers: if editing drains you or you feel the need for your grammar to be perfect, it doesn't have to be. Focus more on the writing (the fun part) than you do the editing)

Fic writers aren't bad writers if their spelling and grammar isn't perfect

You should write the most niche, indulgent fiction that appeals to you specifically, because it will be much more artistically authentic and valuable than corporate slop that has been focus tested to death to appeal to the widest audience possible.

Write for yourself and you will always be making authentic art that has an uncompromised vision, and you will gain an audience that appreciates that.

When you’re daydreaming a scenario and then suddenly come up with something that would work way better