Obviously I Get Inspiration From Things I’ve Read, But I Am Also Inspired By My Favorite Movies, Shows,

Hi! Hope you're having a great day. I'm reaching out because I'm trying to start a community on here that's for writers and readers of fiction (target audience from 13-25ish). I want it to be like a bookstore that's run by the authors. So, authors (or aspiring authors) can have an accessible and interactive way to talk about their works and readers can ask about stories/engage with authors. There'll be different games to keep things fresh and I'm planning on a lot of genres being represented. Do you think this is something you'd like to be part of? If so, I can send a link when it's ready!

That sounds cool! Hit me up when it’s ready!

write the story only you can tell, because you aren't the only one who needs it

get up and go write.

write for the people who will one day pore over the words you've chosen.

write for the people who think you could never have gotten so far.

write so you can bring words to life.

write so one day you can look back and see how far you've come.

write to inspire people who are too afraid, or who cannot, put words to paper.

write, because if you don't create this, who will?

and if anything, get up and go write for yourself. there's still so far to go. take a break, breathe, but go back. there's still so many things to share.

why is it that i can write dialogue for hours, but the second i try to have a conversation with a real person, my brain short-circuits? i can have my characters banter back and forth with wit and charm, but ask me how my day is going and i’m like 'uhhhh, fine?'

As a writer, words fail me.

Anaïs Nin, from The Voice

writing badly and cringily is actually an essential part of the writing process, both in terms of individual projects and in gaining voice and confidence as a writer in the long term. there is no way around the cringe. there's no way around the work.

Why do I have multiple hobbies and no time for any of them?

I think I’ve been putting too much pressure on myself lately. I’m trying to revise some poems for my slam team and write a second draft of a fic (that is almost a complete rewrite because I wanna change too much), and I’ve been struggling to get anything done because I want my writing to sound like my favorite writers.

I will try to let go and see how much I get done before I go over to friends house in about an hour

The worst is when you want to write, know what to work on, have time to write, and are too depressed to move. That’s the hell I’m burning in.