Candlewriter - Burning At Both Ends

One thing I genuinely like about writing, is how the story unfolds as you write it. You may start with a general idea, but little did you know that something you put in the story would become a major symbol, or that two characters would grow as close as they did, or that apparently you need a scene between Character A and Character C…

I just love how the story grows under your fingers, and becomes something beyond what you first imagined. 

amab (assigned menace at birth)

you ever hear a new song and immediately go “oooh the fake scenarios in my head are gonna love this”

characters dynamic that's like "they weren't in a relationship but they're definitely exes now"

I know everyone says adverbs are the devil but “said softly” is an ENTIRELY different thing than “whispered” and I will DIE on this hill

personally I think an underutilized ship dynamic is "this is so ill-advised that we are both aware on some level that it cannot possibly end in anything but a breakup so acrimonious that we'll spend the rest of our lives hunting each other for sport, but we have decided to keep making out with each other anyway."

you ever hear a new song and immediately go “oooh the fake scenarios in my head are gonna love this”

worldbuilding is what writers do when they want to justify a petty aesthetic choice

I know it's been said 100 times before, but it bears repeating: your story doesn't have to be perfect.

I just finished reading a fully published, printed book that sometimes dragged on. I found myself critiquing it, zoning out every now and then, finding some of the characters annoying.

But you know what? The emotional peak still made me tear up. I was still rooting for the main character the whole way. I still saw how heart felt, relatable, and well-thought-out the plot was.

Not every chapter, not ever paragraph, not every sentence, not every word needs to strike a chord for your story to mean something.

With all it's imperfections, your story is worth telling.

I love a character who’s like “I know exactly who I am and I’m being very authentic about it” and then when you analyse his behaviour even a little bit you realise his self perception is completely selective and delusional.