write all the self-indulgent scenes you want

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kitesandtrainsandcats
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07 Jun 2023, 3:48 pm

This just crossed my path on Tumblr as a slow thunderstorm drops rain outside the window;

https://she-who-fights-and-writes.tumbl ... -god-write

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colubrina:

for the love of god, write all the self-indulgent scenes you want. be utterly shameless about including every last fantasy. i know everyone likes to share quotes and quips about how miserably hard writing is, but please please try thinking of it as a joyful act where you get to be a messy human who makes art rather than some pain filled quest for icy perfection.

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“authenticity looks an awful lot like self-indulgence but it is the only way to find your true audience”

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07 Jun 2023, 3:54 pm

Yeah people.get.too.caught up in the idea.of what their writing should be. End up too focused on the idea of a perfect end result. That can be really paralyzing.



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07 Jun 2023, 3:58 pm

Me: "grrrr hate writing grrrr such a pain grrr..."

Snek outside just now: *slithers away in fear*

Me again: *'snek! I saw a snek!' starts writing...*


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