So I'm now a little into this experiment, and so far I've found that writing after work, feels like fighting against a ninja master, atop some broken, ravaged planks, and so far I've managed to swipe his gi, but only because I rolled my ankle on that roundhouse kick.
#amwriting
Don’t go it alone. Yes, the act of writing is a solitary process. But you still need a tribe. We need encouragement, accountability, and honesty. As writers we’re not good at objective evaluation. We need the perspective other writers can bring to the table.
#writingcommunity
Speculative fiction writers -- from now until 8/31 you can submit a short story for LeVar Burton to read on his podcast! More into here via @fiyahlitmag: https://t.co/PGS06s1q7J
Okay, I seriously need more writing friends on this app. #WritingCommunity if you interact with this tweet in any way, I’ll give you a follow!! Let’s be friends and support each other 💖 #writerslift#amwriting
For whoever needs to hear this: J.R.R. #Tolkien himself was not a full-time writer. He was a professor of linguistics. LOTR and The Hobbit and all the rest was his side gig.
Real writers write books. That's it. Keep at it and don't get caught up on the rest.
#amwriting#fantasy
What people think it's like being a writer:
-Have a million amazing ideas
-Be filled with natural literary talent
-Have an unbreakable confidence in your literary abilities
What it's actually like being a writer:
-Have no idea what you're doing most of the time
-Want to cry
Man. I be fighting sinuses like it's a self aware virus version of the Joker.
Always playing jokes and shit; and when I finally put him down, the asshole comes back the next week, laughing his ass off cause I really had the nerve to think he was actually dead this time.