I've been writing since I was 6 years old. As in, actually trying to finish a book.
I never could.
Until one day, years ago, I finished one.
It was all about old Brazilian tales. Awesome stuff, right?
Well, I managed to make the worst job possible ever uper duper no.
It taught me ~so much~
And it made me see that your first book, most of the time, really will be trash.
If yours wasn't, more power to you. But mine certainly was
Maybe one day I'll go over it again and rewrite every little damn thing.
But the overall lesson?
I suck at writing in Portuguese.
My other language, Spanish, well... a complete disaster (don't even ask).
And English? Ok, I can have bad wording and a ton of mistakes and such, but I do find it way more fun to write. I think it does have something to do with the fact that I've been using more English than any other language since 2011, I think. As in, I didn't read a single fiction book (for leisure) in another language since 2010.
(I admit I struggle to read good fiction books in Portuguese now.)
What does that make me? A language nomad? A freak accident? Both of those things?
I was kinda surprised the nonbinary flag was even an option. Nice. Shockingly, I could actually portray how I look right now... (Gotta do something about that beard, though. Yesterday I was too lazy...)
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*Fortunately
My mind is like the Joker's on Love Triangle fic by randomplotbunny
"it's all in your head" correct! unfortunately I am also in there
Oooh things are going good.
I'm rereading all the book again (cuz of course) and I'm picking up all those little big problems. It's headache-inducing, but I'm satisfied in finally seeing my book flow better with all those changes. Way better.
I changed a lot of stuff...
As for the last chapters, nope, I noped. I simply can't write them down right now. They're too emotional. I think I'll manage... in a month?? Maybe??
And I'm still hoping to launch it in September...
Fingers crossed <3
Back when I dabbled in digital art many years ago! 🎨✨ I don’t do that anymore, though—those days are long gone! 😂
Give your book time.
This is the best advice I can give, really.
With just a few days of... not working on my book, at all, and doing other writing stuff, one character changed and became completely different than what I was going for at the beginning.
Frankly, it's WAY better.
I think I'm also grasping now my main character's feelings and actions, too. At another update, I said she read as this foolish girl that I was beginning to hate with passion. Now, I think she's found her footing at last, and the dialogue I'm tentatively putting out makes more sense, feels more in character with her.
Can't believe there's actually a finished version of the game! I'm so happy. Thank you so much.
@cookies-hetaoni thanks for your hard work on this, we had a blast
Omg I'm here wanting to cry. Why? Because I'm hearing lo-fi & eating nutella. Somehow that's cry-inducing to me now.
And you can't even say that it must be 'that time of the month' cuz I'm not a woman, technically. What's wrong with me. WHY does lo-fi makes me want to cry. What do I even hear if not lo-fi to relax?? I tried 3daysgrace, for hours, then Bullet for my Valentine, then back to 3daysgrace, now I got no idea what to listen to. Also, I have to work, so I can't just go home and bury myself in a tower of blankets like I'm rebuilding Babel.
Never gonna hear lo-fi again.
(Make a bet on how long it takes for me to listen to it again.)
I used to think I had nothing to offer to the world. That my writings were shit. Lacking in pretty much everything. That no one would want to read them in their right mind. That I'd be better off dead.
Fuck that.
I'll carve my path in blood if need be, if even one person feels heard by a word I wrote.
(I'm just being poetic, policeman)
My family insists I’m Kuzco, and my husband is Prince Caspian. The worst part? I can’t even argue. They’re absolutely right.
all time fav disney princess 💅 ✨
Welcome! 🗝☕🕰📜🎞🖋️ I'm a Brazilian disabled author. Instagram @fred.wendelin
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