Somewhere else I'll see š our days be like a blossomšø booming all around you so bright.
- goblin
priya AWANA
I've been thinking of you lately, I wonder if there's something I could've said Maybe I couldāve told you that you were different, Different in every single way; Because you were, You were anything and everything, Undeserving of all the pain "Just a spoiled brat", they said, But that's not how I remember you, You always stood out from the rest Because you cared, You wore your heart on your sleeves And taught me how to do the same You know Iām happy to be sharing your name, And Iām sorry I couldnāt stop them that day.
~ A. A. Roman
In the end, all I learned was how to be strong, alone
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I think writing as a skill is often underappreciated. In that, I mean I think even writers hold ourselves to a standard that no other creator does. Out of all the skills or hobbies, itās probably one of the least physical ones, which is often seen as the ābenchmarkā for skill, or the limiting factor in someone improving something.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā For example, musicians get more nimble and can reach their notes quicker and more accurately, allowing them to play more difficult pieces. Athletes get stronger and gain in endurance, allowing them to score more goals or otherwise go farther in the season with their team.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I see writers all the time who believe they should be able to do anything because they donāt have that physical benchmark to limit how far they can go, and then the draft doesnāt come out how they wanted it to, and they get discouraged.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Hereās my take, writing as a skill is just like any other. It needs practice. Itās not something youāre either born with or not, it needs to be developed and strengthened.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā With that in mindāI promise your idea isnāt beyond you. No one is ever going to finish a perfect draft on their first tryāthatās never how anything works, and it has nothing to do with how ātalentedā you are.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Rewrite the scene until itās capturing what you want it to. Rework that character until they are who you need them to be. Edit until your motifs are coming through. Itās all practice, every draft is another practice towards nailing the end product. Do you think artists nail drawing hands on their first try? What about on their tenth try?
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā So why are you holding yourself to this idea that itās taking too many drafts to perfect?
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Itās okay to keep trying. If youāre really struggling with realizing a concept, take it out of its context. Write the character you want to see in different situations separate from your project. Read how others have done something similar, take notes. Gather sources and inspiration for what you want to do. Reach out to other writer friends for advice.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Overall, donāt not write because you think itās beyond you. With a little bit of work and practice, thereās no story you canāt finish.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Good luck!
reading books like the secret history is always such a wild ride, because i'm fully aware that it's a criticism of aesthetic hedonism and the elitism of academia, and then i'll read a line like " if we are strong enough in our souls we can rip away the veil and look at that naked, terrible beauty right in the face; let God consume us, devour us, unstring our bones. then spit us out reborn" and i go absolutely fucking feral.
a colorful, caffeinated, calm fall weekend spent in the company of research papers and friends š š
I really like the word āsmittenā. because at first glance you just think of sappy lovey-dovey stuff but also you have to remember this is a word thatās born of the word āsmite.ā a devastating word. a word that, summarized, means stricken. smitten means stricken as well ā struck with devastating affection.
I know itās hard to believe now, but youāre going to make good things happen! šIām the kind of person who worries a LOT, about everything, especially the unknown and distant future. But we just have to remember that weāre working hard for a reason, and it helps to look forward to a good future rather than to fear a bad one.
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i feel so familiar i must have loved you more than one lifetime