Gentle Writing Advice Indeed.

Welcome to the 30 Day March Writing Challenge! Each day of March you’ll be given a prompt to interpret into whatever you want.

Nostalgia

Diary

“What a waste of a perfectly good dress”

A fully packed suitcase

Mural

“Pass me a brush, I’ll give you a hand”

Crystal clear water

A surprise present

Tear off calendar

“I forgot to blow out the candle”

“I know you took it”

Watching TV all night

Swing set

Ukulele

“I’m gonna get a new job- a better one”

Forgiveness

A missing piece of jewellery

Superstition

A shirt on the floor

“I didn’t realise how late it is”

Vintage

“You’re too much”

Drive in movies

Sculpture

Bright lipstick

Collection

Drawings on arms

Small businesses

“I kept all the postcards”

“She told me not to come back here”

“I never learned how to swim”

When you know EXACTLY what goes next but now HOW to write it:

Patti Smith, Devotion

the fanfic writing moodboard:

(ive felt all of these on intense levels)

fic writers and fan artists be like

i’m convinced that overthinking your plot is just another way to kill your creativity. sometimes you just need to let the story go where it wants, even if it doesn’t make perfect sense at first

List of “idiots in love but are in denial” prompts

“I don’t like them like that. Absolutely fucking not. What the hell?”

“I mean, I’d make out with them but like — platonically, you know?” “…You can’t make out with someone platonically.” “Of course you can! We’ve done it like, so many times before already.” 

“And why do you think I’d ever like them? I have taste.”

“Would I tuck them in bed and kiss them on the forehead? Yes. Would I fuck them in bed and then pepper kisses all over their face? Also yes. But neither of those options have to mean anything.”

“What do you mean I look at them like they’re everything I could ever want? I call bullshit! That’s slander!”

“You’re so cute.” “What?” “I said you look like a sack of shit, fuck you.”

“What do you mean by that? I do not daydream about us getting married and building our dream home in the country side where no one can bother us on a daily basis.”

“…But there’s just no way, right? Me? Liking them? That’s… No.” 

“What? We’re not looking at each other like we’d rather be alone in a private suite than be here with you guys. Don’t be stupid.” “Then stop eye fucking each other for one second.” “But we weren’t? That’s a ridiculous accusation. Friends don’t do that.”

“Shut the fuck up, I don’t care that they’re looking at someone else like they’re in love with them. Why should I care? It’s none of my business.”

From my private meme collection. Since I also work as an editor I often have to remind myself there aren’t actually any rules in writing. I’m happiest when I let myself follow my obsessions, my interests, my fancies and caprices–even if that means it doesn’t “make sense,” or the results are weird, or I never finish it, or no one ever wants to read it or publish it, or it’s 5 words long, or it’s written on toilet paper, or whatever. Sharing for whoever needs to hear this today <3

a writer's nightmare is having the vision for one specific scene for a fic and having to come up with The Rest