i am SO SICK of unhappy endings. idk about anyone else but the #1 reason i like fiction is because everything can always work out no matter how bad it is. “what if the good guys lost” shut up. you are so fucking boring. give me happy endings or give me nothing
Look, your writing doesn’t say anything about you.
I mean, it comes from you. But whether you write something good or something bad, it doesn’t meananything. A story isn’t a sign. It doesn’t proveyour talent or lack thereof.
A story is something you make, not something you are.
To return to a metaphor I used once: think about making pancakes. Sometimes you turn out an A+ pancake, and sometimes you burn the shit out of one. You make another one, they all go in the pile, and there’s always someone who enjoys the burnt ones. You would never take a single pancake and say it alone represents your pancake-making talent forever, or that it reveals how smart, interesting, or lovable you are. We can’t judge your soulby a pancake. It’s made of batter.
when you’re trying to write and your last two functioning brain cells start yelling at each other
Hey guys, my amazing writing teacher just wrote an article recently about theme and how to use it to use it to pull your story together. You can read it here, and I highly recommend you do so, especially if theme as a concept is ever something that’s baffled you for your writing.
Take a moment to remember why you first fell in love with your WIP. Why it matters to you so fiercely. And remember you can write whatever you want – this is something that is possible for you – in reach whether it’s now or in the future it’s waiting for you. And Writing will wait as patiently as you do.
Avelera 