Elisa Doucette
@elisadoucette.bsky.social
🧰 (Word) Fixer. Language lover.
😎 Most days I'm an editor. Some days I get around to writing as well.
😎 Most days I'm an editor. Some days I get around to writing as well.
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Elisa Doucette
@elisadoucette.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Elisa is one of those people...she seems like the person you call at 3AM after you accidentally murdered someone, and she'd just be like "Ok, I know a guy. I'll be there in 40 minutes. No judgement. No questions. We got this."
If you’re trying to write a personal piece and keep getting stuck, ask yourself: "What am I afraid people will think if they read this?"
Then, write it anyway. At least you know the devil's name now.
Then, write it anyway. At least you know the devil's name now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you’re trying to write a personal piece and keep getting stuck, ask yourself: "What am I afraid people will think if they read this?"
Then, write it anyway. At least you know the devil's name now.
Then, write it anyway. At least you know the devil's name now.
My favorite writer aesthetic is "Exhausted Archaeologist." Covered in the dust of old drafts, brushing away the debris to find one gleaming sentence buried deep in the mess. Obviously wearing slutty little glasses. Obviously.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My favorite writer aesthetic is "Exhausted Archaeologist." Covered in the dust of old drafts, brushing away the debris to find one gleaming sentence buried deep in the mess. Obviously wearing slutty little glasses. Obviously.
The moment a stubborn idea finally unlocks feels less like a lightbulb and more like a bone-deep, full-body click.
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The moment a stubborn idea finally unlocks feels less like a lightbulb and more like a bone-deep, full-body click.
"No one cares, why would you post this?"
Oh, baby doll. You care. You cared SO MUCH that it got you all up in your fee-fees to come here and comment. I didn't even know you cared; it's actually romantic how you are dropping these little love notes.
Oh, baby doll. You care. You cared SO MUCH that it got you all up in your fee-fees to come here and comment. I didn't even know you cared; it's actually romantic how you are dropping these little love notes.
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"No one cares, why would you post this?"
Oh, baby doll. You care. You cared SO MUCH that it got you all up in your fee-fees to come here and comment. I didn't even know you cared; it's actually romantic how you are dropping these little love notes.
Oh, baby doll. You care. You cared SO MUCH that it got you all up in your fee-fees to come here and comment. I didn't even know you cared; it's actually romantic how you are dropping these little love notes.
If you must write a listicle, at least make it weird.
"7 Reasons Your Cat is Judging Your Creative Process (And One of Them is the Byzantine Empire)"
"7 Reasons Your Cat is Judging Your Creative Process (And One of Them is the Byzantine Empire)"
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you must write a listicle, at least make it weird.
"7 Reasons Your Cat is Judging Your Creative Process (And One of Them is the Byzantine Empire)"
"7 Reasons Your Cat is Judging Your Creative Process (And One of Them is the Byzantine Empire)"
The real first draft isn't the one you write on the page. It's the one you wrote in your head while walking through a forest, taking a shower, or tossing-and-turning trying to fall asleep.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The real first draft isn't the one you write on the page. It's the one you wrote in your head while walking through a forest, taking a shower, or tossing-and-turning trying to fall asleep.
The quiet joy of re-reading your own work and realizing it’s...not terrible. Not done, not perfect, but actually alive.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The quiet joy of re-reading your own work and realizing it’s...not terrible. Not done, not perfect, but actually alive.
I'm not saying we should hiss at our editors (please don't hiss at me!), but what if we allowed our first drafts to be that primal? All guttural sound and instinct, before grammar police show up to shut the place down.
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm not saying we should hiss at our editors (please don't hiss at me!), but what if we allowed our first drafts to be that primal? All guttural sound and instinct, before grammar police show up to shut the place down.
You don’t master writing by finishing more pieces. You master it by finishing one piece so *chef's kiss BEAUTIFULLY* it rewires how you write everything after.
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
You don’t master writing by finishing more pieces. You master it by finishing one piece so *chef's kiss BEAUTIFULLY* it rewires how you write everything after.
I don’t want your writing advice unless it’s annotated with fancy (glitter?) pens, based on actual human capacity, and loosely informed by a 2AM conversation with your cat.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I don’t want your writing advice unless it’s annotated with fancy (glitter?) pens, based on actual human capacity, and loosely informed by a 2AM conversation with your cat.
The best part of writing is when your brain is a mess, your doc is a disaster, and suddenly a single line appears like, “Hey, I’m the one. Build it around me.”
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The best part of writing is when your brain is a mess, your doc is a disaster, and suddenly a single line appears like, “Hey, I’m the one. Build it around me.”
Yes, I write in a notebook. No, it’s not for productivity. It’s because I like feeling like a mysterious Victorian spinster with secrets and ink-stained fingers.
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Yes, I write in a notebook. No, it’s not for productivity. It’s because I like feeling like a mysterious Victorian spinster with secrets and ink-stained fingers.
Counterpoint to "write what you know" ... try writing what you're desperate to understand.
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Counterpoint to "write what you know" ... try writing what you're desperate to understand.
Imagine if writers got mic’d up like NFL players? “We’re staring down a blank page. She’s reaching for her fourth iced coffee. No outline in sight. It's a bold strategy, let's see how it plays out.”
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Imagine if writers got mic’d up like NFL players? “We’re staring down a blank page. She’s reaching for her fourth iced coffee. No outline in sight. It's a bold strategy, let's see how it plays out.”
Petition to update "Welfare Queens" to "Billionaire Shorties"
November 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Petition to update "Welfare Queens" to "Billionaire Shorties"
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are certainly gonna be spoiled for choice this year.
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are certainly gonna be spoiled for choice this year.
The creative hangover is real. After 3 weeks sprinting at completely overhauling a course AND THEN deciding to launch it right after...my brain is empty, the emotions are raw, and all I can do is stare into space sucking on my coffee and hoping to recharge.
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The creative hangover is real. After 3 weeks sprinting at completely overhauling a course AND THEN deciding to launch it right after...my brain is empty, the emotions are raw, and all I can do is stare into space sucking on my coffee and hoping to recharge.
I'm continuing this test to see how many people this is pushed out to. This is one of two identical posts but one has a link and one doesn't.
If you see this first, please like or comment?
If you see this first, please like or comment?
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm continuing this test to see how many people this is pushed out to. This is one of two identical posts but one has a link and one doesn't.
If you see this first, please like or comment?
If you see this first, please like or comment?
I'm continuing this test to see how many people this is pushed out to. This is one of two identical posts but one has a link and one doesn't.
If you see this first, please like or comment?
www.becomeamasterwriter.com
If you see this first, please like or comment?
www.becomeamasterwriter.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm continuing this test to see how many people this is pushed out to. This is one of two identical posts but one has a link and one doesn't.
If you see this first, please like or comment?
www.becomeamasterwriter.com
If you see this first, please like or comment?
www.becomeamasterwriter.com
If your writing feels dry, maybe it’s because you’re writing for attention instead of obsession?
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If your writing feels dry, maybe it’s because you’re writing for attention instead of obsession?
Setting those final buttons to Cart Open on the (now live) course page...ahhhhhh!!!!!!
Want to join? www.becomeamasterwriter.com
Want to join? www.becomeamasterwriter.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Setting those final buttons to Cart Open on the (now live) course page...ahhhhhh!!!!!!
Want to join? www.becomeamasterwriter.com
Want to join? www.becomeamasterwriter.com
Maybe you don’t need another free checklist? Maybe you just need 30 minutes a day and a pen that glides like a dream (I will die on the G2 07 hill. Don't @ me.)
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Maybe you don’t need another free checklist? Maybe you just need 30 minutes a day and a pen that glides like a dream (I will die on the G2 07 hill. Don't @ me.)
Chase the sentences that make your jaw clench with envy.
October 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Chase the sentences that make your jaw clench with envy.
Almost every writer I know wants to learn how to "be better." But few are willing to do The Deep Read — the one with a pen in hand, highlighter smudges on your face, muttering 'you brilliant son of a gun' under your breath.
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Almost every writer I know wants to learn how to "be better." But few are willing to do The Deep Read — the one with a pen in hand, highlighter smudges on your face, muttering 'you brilliant son of a gun' under your breath.
Aww, babes. You say I'm a bitch like that's a bad thing. 💅
October 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Aww, babes. You say I'm a bitch like that's a bad thing. 💅