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⤷ I’m not the first writer to beg for interaction from readers on here, and so many others have explained why it’s important not only for us as creatives, but for this site and community as well. If you still refuse to comment/share what you’ve enjoyed, that’s your prerogative. But do not ask to be tagged—to be notified—if you’re not going to interact because I will not add you

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cocoamoonmalfoy

holyisthenameofmyruthlessaxe

MILF (Mutuals I’d Like to Formally apologise to after not responding to an ask or dm for weeks at a time. a kiss on the forehead for U)

avintagekiss24

ripley-stark

idk how i forgot that people genuinely hate interracial m/f ships more than any white m/m or f/f ship but act like the opposite is true

ripley-stark

honestly the fact that professional journalists are writing genuine thinkpieces in the literal fucking national news about whether or not the black and white coworkers should fuck in the same 12 months as millions of people cheered on a groomed niece and her pedophile uncle fucking is more deranged, telling, and brain rotted than anything i've seen any sydcarmy shipper ever do

cocoamoonmalfoy

coffeeandcalligraphy

Things to say about your writing instead of “this is so bad”

My writing doesn’t have to be perfect all the time
The dialogue in this scene feels stale (or another adjective), but I can revise that later
The descriptions lack specificity (or another issue), but I can revise that later
The [another specific craft element] isn’t working the way I’d hoped, but I can revise that later
I don’t feel like I can objectively judge my work at this current moment
I’m not happy with my writing right now, but that doesn’t mean I’ll feel this way forever
I’ll reread this writing at a later time and move on for now
This scene isn’t turning out how I’d pictured in my head, but I can accept that for now and tweak it later
I trust myself to edit this in the future
I’m afraid people are going to judge my work, but I’ll accept that I can’t control the reactions of other people—my reaction matters most
This scene/subplot/character/etc is overwhelming me.
I’ll take my time through this scene/chapter/subplot as more time may allow me to immerse more in the draft.
I’ll write this scene/chapter/subplot as quickly as I can—I would like to get through this part ASAP.
It’s okay to make mistakes in my writing.
I’m not feeling very confident in my craft right now, but I know this will pass
This scene might be bad, and that’s okay. Sometimes I write gems, and sometimes my writing needs a bit more work (that’s normal)
This scene relies on [certain skill] that I’m still honing. I understand to get better at something, I have to practice and practicing requires mistakes.
I’m not excited about this scene right now
I had high expectations for this scene, and unfortunately, I don’t feel like I’m hitting them. However, it’s okay for expectations to change.
I’m disappointed with how my writing is turning out. That’s normal, even though it sucks.
I’m going to remind myself what I DO like about my writing because this feels bad, though I know this feeling won’t last forever.