it looks like you're writing a novel
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your book is about a character? wow. who's gonna read that
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
your book is about a character? wow. who's gonna read that
struggling to keep your synopsis short? strip the story down to its core elements and focus on those: exposition, rising action, sex scenes, climax, falling action, what your protagonist's favourite songs are, resolution
February 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
struggling to keep your synopsis short? strip the story down to its core elements and focus on those: exposition, rising action, sex scenes, climax, falling action, what your protagonist's favourite songs are, resolution
fuck. did you know if you change things early in the plot, later plot elements need to change, too? someone should do something about that
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
fuck. did you know if you change things early in the plot, later plot elements need to change, too? someone should do something about that
if you've written over ten versions of your first chapter only to realise the first one you wrote was the best, you may be entitled to compensation
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
if you've written over ten versions of your first chapter only to realise the first one you wrote was the best, you may be entitled to compensation
people say you have to read books to be a good writer but that's NOT TRUE. to be a good writer you have to jump up and down four times then press ctrl + F4
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
people say you have to read books to be a good writer but that's NOT TRUE. to be a good writer you have to jump up and down four times then press ctrl + F4
you might receive negative feedback on your favourite part of your novel, and i want you to know that it's okay. it's okay for readers to be wrong
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
you might receive negative feedback on your favourite part of your novel, and i want you to know that it's okay. it's okay for readers to be wrong
don't let readers know your characters have feelings or they'll be really sad when you do all those horrible things to them
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
don't let readers know your characters have feelings or they'll be really sad when you do all those horrible things to them
i went into more detail about how i did this on my tumblr if anyone is interested:
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
i went into more detail about how i did this on my tumblr if anyone is interested:
your first draft isn't perfect? what? that's weird. i've never heard of that happening before. maybe you should give up
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
your first draft isn't perfect? what? that's weird. i've never heard of that happening before. maybe you should give up
write👍
February 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
write👍
draft 2 / draft 3 / draft 4
ask me anything
ask me anything
February 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
draft 2 / draft 3 / draft 4
ask me anything
ask me anything
writing is easy, it's my protagonist's penis that's hard
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
writing is easy, it's my protagonist's penis that's hard
the hot new reading trend is counting how many times the author uses the word 'that' and including 'that stats' in goodreads reviews. be warned
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
the hot new reading trend is counting how many times the author uses the word 'that' and including 'that stats' in goodreads reviews. be warned
not sure what to write next? how about you cry yourself to sleep
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
not sure what to write next? how about you cry yourself to sleep
when in doubt, kill your protagonist. if still in doubt, kill your antagonist. continue killing characters until all doubt is removed and your story is just a description of some land or a building
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
when in doubt, kill your protagonist. if still in doubt, kill your antagonist. continue killing characters until all doubt is removed and your story is just a description of some land or a building
you can't write characters who aren't like you, what will people think? you need ALL of your characters to be EXACTLY like you: same sexuality, same likes and dislikes, same appearance, same name,
January 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM
you can't write characters who aren't like you, what will people think? you need ALL of your characters to be EXACTLY like you: same sexuality, same likes and dislikes, same appearance, same name,
stuck on the next line of dialogue? have you tried zoning out for three hours, thirty-two minutes and waiting for it to come to you
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
stuck on the next line of dialogue? have you tried zoning out for three hours, thirty-two minutes and waiting for it to come to you
any writer can write 100,000 words, but only a TRUE WRITER can DELETE 100,000 words
January 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM
any writer can write 100,000 words, but only a TRUE WRITER can DELETE 100,000 words
the trick is to write a book that readers want to throw across the room (affectionate), not throw across the room (derogatory). it has to get thrown, though. no way around that
January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
the trick is to write a book that readers want to throw across the room (affectionate), not throw across the room (derogatory). it has to get thrown, though. no way around that
if you don't enjoy writing something, people aren't going to enjoy reading it, so stop writing those work emails and get back to writing that sopranos omegaverse fanfiction
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
if you don't enjoy writing something, people aren't going to enjoy reading it, so stop writing those work emails and get back to writing that sopranos omegaverse fanfiction
just uhhhh, just like uh,. get uhhhhhhh.. just get weird with it
January 22, 2026 at 8:53 PM
just uhhhh, just like uh,. get uhhhhhhh.. just get weird with it
yknow you should really start that second book project. yeah i know you haven't finished even a quarter of the first one but you're strong and you can manage
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
yknow you should really start that second book project. yeah i know you haven't finished even a quarter of the first one but you're strong and you can manage
not sure what to write? jump up and down repeatedly to shake the ideas loose! note: if you're doing it for longer than a day with no results, you should probably just accept that you shouldn't write
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
not sure what to write? jump up and down repeatedly to shake the ideas loose! note: if you're doing it for longer than a day with no results, you should probably just accept that you shouldn't write
book
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
book
i've named a lot of places in my novel vaguely british-sounding names that are puns on real place names, and sometimes worry no one will take them seriously. anyway i've just discovered there's a real village in warwickshire called Wormleighton so i think it's going to be okay
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
i've named a lot of places in my novel vaguely british-sounding names that are puns on real place names, and sometimes worry no one will take them seriously. anyway i've just discovered there's a real village in warwickshire called Wormleighton so i think it's going to be okay