stories can be found anywhere. maybe even in the 348 grocery lists you have saved in your notes app
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stories can be found anywhere. maybe even in the 348 grocery lists you have saved in your notes app
07.08.2025 21:13 β π 18 π 3 π¬ 1 π 2delete chapter one. delete chapter two. delete chapter three. delete chapter four. delete chapter five. delete chapter six. delete chapter seven. delete chapter eight. delete chapter nine. delete chapter ten. delete chapter eleven. chapter twelve is your first chapter now
06.08.2025 21:38 β π 40 π 16 π¬ 1 π 2inside you there are two wolves: one wants you to be productive and write, the other is Sanctophrax, the Destroyer of Worlds. the first one is a metaphor and the second is an actual case of demonic possession. you need to contact an exorcist
05.08.2025 21:22 β π 44 π 20 π¬ 1 π 0"but but but i have ideas for these two scenes but don't know how to connect them" just write them and find out. dweeb
04.08.2025 21:29 β π 40 π 21 π¬ 0 π 0love each other
03.08.2025 22:22 β π 19 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0they have taken the bridge and the second hall. we have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. the ground shakes, drums... drums in the deep. we cannot get out. a shadow lurks in the dark. we cannot get out... they are coming
02.08.2025 22:01 β π 16 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0sometimes, where you needed to stop was 2428 words ago
01.08.2025 22:39 β π 19 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0do you honestly expect me to sit down and write a whole book? how dare you. i have more important things to do, like running the country, and inventing the microscope again but worse
31.07.2025 21:21 β π 17 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0i'm very tired and on a train this is the best i can do today
30.07.2025 22:31 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0keep an eye on your belongings and if you see anything suspicious alert a member of staff
30.07.2025 22:25 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1writing is kinda like writing, in that you write
29.07.2025 21:01 β π 57 π 26 π¬ 0 π 1if you don't explicitly tell readers your characters aren't muppets, how will they know for sure
28.07.2025 21:27 β π 24 π 12 π¬ 0 π 3the best way to receive negative feedback is to say, "that was intentional, actually"
27.07.2025 22:17 β π 27 π 13 π¬ 0 π 1you're not allowed to write today. it's illegal. save it for the purge, sicko
26.07.2025 21:00 β π 20 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0have you considered writing "boots" by rudyard kipling
25.07.2025 22:04 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0sometimes, you just gotta set it free (throw your laptop out the window)
24.07.2025 21:04 β π 17 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0draft zero? more like draft HERO am i right ladies
23.07.2025 23:01 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0if you're stuck on a chapter, just fix it or write through the pain! except if you're me, in which case it's totally okay to sit around watching game changer and not work on the chapter
22.07.2025 21:24 β π 32 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0sometimes when you think you FINALLY got the opening of the chapter right, it's still wrong. like now, for example
21.07.2025 21:20 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1don't worry about the quality of your first draft! what you really need to worry about is that weird smell coming from under the sink
20.07.2025 21:11 β π 28 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0if you meet a writer with a similar idea to yours, fight them to the death. the winner gets to keep the idea (and also stay alive)
19.07.2025 22:06 β π 18 π 3 π¬ 1 π 3if you want to write a book, you can just do that. no one is stopping you
18.07.2025 22:53 β π 22 π 9 π¬ 0 π 2stop it stop it stop it STOP IT
17.07.2025 21:13 β π 23 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0worried your book is too dark? throw in a knock-knock joke every five pages to level it out
16.07.2025 19:28 β π 26 π 9 π¬ 1 π 1if you can't find time to write, just use The Amuletβ’οΈ to steal other writers' time
15.07.2025 20:51 β π 22 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0writing is easy. see, i did it right there. and again. and again. i can just keep going. wow
14.07.2025 20:30 β π 16 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0cut chapter one. chapter two is your first chapter now. hmm. actually, no, put chapter one back. well. okay, no, i was right first time, chapter two should be your first chapter. wait, actually,
13.07.2025 21:31 β π 13 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1only acceptable answer
13.07.2025 07:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0what is stopping giant eagles from picking up your protagonist and putting them exactly where they need to be?
12.07.2025 21:07 β π 40 π 11 π¬ 3 π 1it's too hot for me to come up with a writing tip today
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