musewrangler reblogged
writing dialogue is just advanced theater where you play every role and silently judge yourself as the audience.
musewrangler reblogged
you know you’re a writer when…
- you spend 30 minutes choosing the perfect synonym for “said” only to change it back to “said.”
- you google “how long does it take to bleed out” at 3 a.m. and now the FBI is probably watching you.
- you write one sentence, stare at it, rewrite it 14 times, and somehow end up back at the original version.
- “this scene is so important” but you have no idea what the scene actually is or why it’s important.
- you come up with the best story ideas… in the shower… with no way to write them down.
- your characters feel like real people but also you’re like “who are these guys and what do they want from me?”
- your brain says “start writing!” but instead you reorganize your desk, reread your notes, and spend two hours naming a side character who shows up once.
- you’ve cried over your WIP exactly 67 times and will do it again because the pain is the point.
- you reread something you wrote and think, “wow, did i peak as a writer three months ago?”
- every writing session begins with the sacred ritual of scrolling social media, opening unnecessary tabs, and procrastinating until panic sets in.
- you have no idea how long a chapter should be, so you just… vibe.
- you can’t watch tv or movies without mentally critiquing the plot, dialogue, and pacing.
- your writing playlist is 98% vibes, 2% songs you’ll actually listen to while writing.
- you keep a “murder notebook” but swear it’s not suspicious because it’s for your novel (probably).
- the phrase “just one more draft” is your eternal mantra, even though you’ve rewritten this thing more times than you can count.
So incredibly accurate!! Except the last—-I’m happily not cursed with that one😂
musewrangler reblogged
writing a book is so wild because one minute you’re world-building and creating entire civilizations with complex histories, and the next minute you’re googling 'how long can a human survive without water' like… i’m either an all-knowing god or completely clueless, there is no in-between.
musewrangler reblogged
Them: you realize you've already written this trope countless times...
Me:
musewrangler reblogged
I want everyone to know that this is me every time someone drops a comment on something I've written:
musewrangler reblogged
When you have the desire to write four paragraphs of deep lore about your OC's history including a fine combination of angst and character progression but have no energy to do it
Get me a double
musewrangler reblogged
I probably put way too much thought into it but I do enjoy making a more in depth story rather than winging it. I like to actually think about the worldbuilding, make sure things actually connect and make sense. I am a big history nerd and I feel like it's the closest I can get to writing my own history.
