one of my fav parts about writing is that moment in the story where everything just comes together like pieces to a puzzle.
and it’s even better when it wasn’t even PLANNED. when you didn’t even know you were putting a “puzzle” together, so to speak, and then suddenly you’re like: omg there it is! a beautiful puzzle!
when you just trust the story and your characters to take you where they’re supposed to take you and they do!
one of the most satisfying feelings ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
as writer can confirm true
This is a picture for those who think being a writer is easy: WE FEELING STRESSED ALL THE TIME!!!!!
i feel like an old maiden in dating culture. girls, don’t settle <3 do what makes you happiest!
insane to think there was a time in my life where my characters didn’t reside in my head 24/7
Revising grammar and description in a romantic scene be like:
my fmc:
it’s hard being the daughter of a narcissistic father but i make it work! (i’m hanging on by a thread)
anyone else have to remind themselves from time to time that they’re in charge of their characters and the plot line? meaning you can quite literally make them do *whatever* you want?
idk why i tend to forget that sometimes. i’ll often find myself pondering certain ideas i get and think to myself “hm, no. i couldn’t possibly do that.”
when i quite literally can???
like i just had the craziest storyline idea for three of my characters and thought to myself “no, i can’t do that. that’s too big of a game changer.”
the thing is, i could do it. and i probably will😭 god this is too much fun. i feel like a mad scientist who’s been given too much power
as discouraging as it can be writing to an audience of zero, i’m so locked in atp, idec anymore😭 delusion is my feul
i LOVE my characters and the little universe i created in my head sm, each of their books WILL be written and finished even if i’m the only one who knows of their existence!
i feel like i not only owe it to myself to see it through, but to my characters and their stories. they’re like my children, i can’t just abandon them because no one else is seeing their potential like i do?????
what kind of mother would that make me
seeing straight men be disgusted by booktok smut recommenders has actually radicalized me to the side of booktok smut recommenders. girls your taste may be atrocious but i will never disparage you for exposing mainstream discourse to the concept of soaking through your underwear. spent my whole life listening to men talk about penises it’s about time they get jumpscared by women talking about pussy in crude detail on social media. go forth and goon my warriors
Lidia Yuknavitch, from Reading the Waves: A Memoir published in 2025
‧₊˚🌈✩ ₊˚🫧⊹♡ wannabe romance author hiding somewhere over the rainbow ‧₊˚🌈✩ ₊˚🫧⊹♡https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CTFRJHW6?storeType=ebooks
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