Reminder To Self:

“Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”

— Oliver Wendell Holmes 

“Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.”

— Aldous Huxley

HOW TO WRITE A STORY WHEN YOU'RE A PROCRASTINATOR AND/OR A PERFECTIONIST

*step 1. flesh out your characters.

imagine their personalities, roughly line out their backstory and figure out their role in the plot. same goes with the world if you're not writing a realistic story.

*step 2. have a rough idea of what you want your story to be.

do you want angst? fluff? smut? is it a fantasy world, a futuristic city? get an idea of what your theme and genres are.

*step 3. f u c k i t

just write the whole thing. don't care about plotholes,logic or anything. just get it done.

*step 4. rebuild.

leave your draft for some time and don't think of it too much for a week or two. then, take it back, and rebuild your story, correct spelling mistakes, etc. repeat this step as much as needed, until you feel like it's done.

and you're done!

note: this is only a personal thing. that's how i do it because i used to spend way too much time on perfecting the plot before writing. but find wgat fits you the best! everyone is different, this is just a tip.

“Before you ask why someone hates you, ask yourself why you even care.”

— Tiffany Alvord 

“Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.”

— Aldous Huxley 

Writing Tip #211

Short stories are a great way to learn writing. They’re short commitments, so if it fails, it’s ok you’ve only lost 3 days and your next attempt will be better.

“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”

— Maggie Kuhn 

“You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge.Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone — profusely. But don’t apologize for being who you are.”

— Danielle Laporte 

“You hear but are you listening? You exist but are you living? You look but do you see?”

— Unknown 

Writing Tip #217

Don’t introduce your main antagonist too early in your story. Start with a herald of danger before the main danger. Introduce a minion before you introduce the actual antagonist.