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How can I become a writer?

Write.

But I don't know where to start.

Write.

But I'm worried.

WRITE.

What if nobody likes it?

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What if it's not very good?

Write. Write. WRITE. WRITE.

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Lidia Yuknavitch, from Reading the Waves: A Memoir published in 2025

sometimes i wish it didn’t take me so long to rediscover my love for writing. it’s something i LOVED as a kid. i loved books and was so mesmerized by the fictional world. then that love got lost as i grew older and i only just started rediscovering it almost two years ago.

can’t help but wonder how much closer i’d be to my writing dreams had i rediscovered my love for it sooner or never lost it to begin with.

“I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind.”

taylor wrote that lyric for the writers who use their work as a tool to escape the horrors of every day life.

it’s me. i’m the writer who uses their work as a tool to escape the horrors of every day life.

my characters are a lifeline at this point✨

i’m surprised by how much i *love* writing in third person considering how much i used to dislike reading in third person.

finding my love for writing again has made me appreciate third person writing so much more!!!

third person chapters have become like an exclusive, special pov in my series since 90% of the chapters i write are in the first person pov.

what can i say, i love playing with/switching up pov’s mid story😄 whether it’s including multiple character pov’s in one book or surprising the readers by randomly jumping into a third person pov.

like you know it’s serious if you stumble across a third person pov in one of my books😭 shit is about to go down fr

a reminder to all writers out there, you’re a human, not a machine

it’s okay to be frustrated with your works

it’s okay to be exhausted

it’s okay to have a writer’s block

it’s okay to just want to take a break for a while

it’s okay if some days you can only write one paragraph

it’s okay if some days you can only write a sentence or two

it’s okay if some days you can’t write at all

every single writer has gone through all of these challenges, but the thing is that it passes. none of these struggles last forever. so be kind to yourself. you’re doing fine, I promise.

“That’s the thing with Sam, I don’t need words. I never need words from him because his actions speak loud enough. They do all the talking for him, they always have.”

“His love shines into me and lights me up with just one single glance, no words necessary.”

i feel like an old maiden in dating culture. girls, don’t settle <3 do what makes you happiest!

WHETHER I'M GONNA BE YOUR WIFE OR GONNA SMASH UP YOUR BIKE I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET BUT IMGONNAGETYOUBACK

just changed my already published book covers for a fourth time