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if you spent today doing anything other than working on your novel, you are not showing enough dedication to your craft and a disgrace to writers everywhere
December 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
if you spent today doing anything other than working on your novel, you are not showing enough dedication to your craft and a disgrace to writers everywhere
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make your protagonist’s birthday christmas day and refuse to accept that people are celebrating anything else
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
make your protagonist’s birthday christmas day and refuse to accept that people are celebrating anything else
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if your series doesn’t have a christmas chapter, did it really happen?
February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
if your series doesn’t have a christmas chapter, did it really happen?
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the best way to spread christmas cheer is killing the characters your readers hold dear
December 25, 2024 at 11:08 AM
the best way to spread christmas cheer is killing the characters your readers hold dear
don't forget to leave out a plate of notebooks and a glass of typewriter ink for Truman Capote, the Christmas Writing Fairy
December 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
don't forget to leave out a plate of notebooks and a glass of typewriter ink for Truman Capote, the Christmas Writing Fairy
no, you don't get it, when i procrastinate it's okay but when you procrastinate it's bad. hope that helps! 💕
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
no, you don't get it, when i procrastinate it's okay but when you procrastinate it's bad. hope that helps! 💕
if you press a single key on a keyboard and only write one character, you're automatically a better writer than any AI known to man
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
if you press a single key on a keyboard and only write one character, you're automatically a better writer than any AI known to man
if you mention a topic in your novel you have to get a PhD in it to write it better, them's the rules
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
if you mention a topic in your novel you have to get a PhD in it to write it better, them's the rules
i've found out it's not that
do a "draft zero". i think this means a draft with zero words. i will find out more and keep you posted
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
i've found out it's not that
do a "draft zero". i think this means a draft with zero words. i will find out more and keep you posted
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
do a "draft zero". i think this means a draft with zero words. i will find out more and keep you posted
write what you don't know. who even cares
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
write what you don't know. who even cares
add 3tsp of salt and simmer over a low heat for 20 - 30 minutes
December 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
add 3tsp of salt and simmer over a low heat for 20 - 30 minutes
write for insane gay people
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
write for insane gay people
you better lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go. you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. this opportunity comes once in a lifetime
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
you better lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go. you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. this opportunity comes once in a lifetime
find a niche so incredibly specific that it caters to literally no human being that has ever existed in history and write exclusively that until you transcend all limits and become god
December 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
find a niche so incredibly specific that it caters to literally no human being that has ever existed in history and write exclusively that until you transcend all limits and become god
if you find yourself using the same word more than once within a page it's already over
December 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
if you find yourself using the same word more than once within a page it's already over
imagine a person and then some stuff happening to them and you've pretty much done the job really
December 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
imagine a person and then some stuff happening to them and you've pretty much done the job really
whenever you get stuck, consider that maybe you like being stuck and it's okay actually
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
whenever you get stuck, consider that maybe you like being stuck and it's okay actually
ctrl+f "that". delete them all. you're welcome
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ctrl+f "that". delete them all. you're welcome
a "pantser" is a writer who wears pants. a "plotter" is a writer who has no pants and plots to steal them from other writers
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
a "pantser" is a writer who wears pants. a "plotter" is a writer who has no pants and plots to steal them from other writers
scene not working? make your characters 11% more insane. never fails
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
scene not working? make your characters 11% more insane. never fails
all you need to do is have your characters react to things. whether the reaction makes sense or not doesn't really matter
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
all you need to do is have your characters react to things. whether the reaction makes sense or not doesn't really matter
use my new app! you put a prompt in, and then it thinks for a second, and then up pops a blurry screenshot of some word 1997 wordart that tells you to write it yourself
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
use my new app! you put a prompt in, and then it thinks for a second, and then up pops a blurry screenshot of some word 1997 wordart that tells you to write it yourself