Being a writer means knowing exactly how your story ends, and having absolutely no idea how to get there

Why you shouldn't trust writers: -They will steal your name -They're constantly listening in on conversations for inspiration -They will eat all your snacks -By "open up to me" they mean "my characters need more inner conflict. Tell me yours" -We know too much... about things

Writers defending their story after receiving a minor criticism:

Introverts are good writers because they've been refining their inner dialogue their whole lives and have imaginary conversations with people on a daily basis.

Agents: You wrote a 100,000 word book? Writers: Yeah! Agents: Great! How would you summarize it in a sentence or two? Writers: How would I what

[Writer translations for normal people] "I'm writing" = "I'm Tweeting about writing" "I'm researching" = "I'm on Youtube" "My WIP is going great!" = "I have no idea what I'm doing" "I love writing so much" = "Words make me cry." "I should save money" = "Where them books at?"

Yeah, sex is great, but have you ever reread something you wrote and actually loved it?

Things that COUNT as progress: -Daydreaming -Reading -Jotting down ideas -Other artistic mediums that give you ideas -Writing SOMETHING -Outlining -Doing something that helps your mental health -Having a you day -Anything that makes you better today than you were yesterday

Places where writers feel motivated to write: -At work -In the shower -When they’re trying to fall asleep -Where it’s least convenient Where writers DON’T feel motivated to write: -At their computer, trying to write

Being a writer means writing 3,000 words in an hour and having your word count say only 20

WRITERS! Stop creating rules for yourselves: -You don't have to write every day -Not being published in a year isn't a failure -Having to do multiple rounds of revisions is common -No one is looking over your shoulder and judging you -All that matters is that you keep writing

Writer: Don't worry about not being published yet! There's no deadline on success! Brain: Except death. That's why it's called a deadline. Writer: *Frantically starts typing*

Writer: I'm actually pretty good at this writing thing *Reads someone else's writing* Writer: I am absolute garbage

Being a writer is hard because thinking about your story all day doesn't actually increase your word count.

Steps to writing a book: 1) Have an idea 2) Start to write 3) Have a complete mental breakdown and wallow in a pool of anxiety for months 4) Edit a little bit

Being a writer means have one of two mindsets: 1) Delusional confidence 2) Crippling imposter syndrome

The average day of a writer be like: -Clears plans for the day to write -Gets coffee, has snacks, is ready to write -Spends the entire day staring at a blank screen -Cries

Being a writer means replacing the anxiety you get from not writing with the new anxiety of actually having to write something

Writing is hard because a part of you loves your story, and the other is a cruel, merciless editor who thinks your story is a trash fire.

Writer: *Writes for hours* Writer: I just wrote SO MANY WORDS! 100,000? 200,000? A MILLION!!!??? No, I should be realistic. I bet it's 10,000 Word count: 250 Writer: *Screams internally*