another rejection. what do these agents want from me?? my mc is so good, why can't anyone else see it?

can we pls stop pretending that having a large following on social media is equivalent to being a good writer? it's not, btw.

still waiting on that query response. the suspense is killing me, but i guess that's part of the process.

why do cashiers always ask how your day is going when they clearly don't care?

i'm so over the "tortured genius" trope in lit fic, can't we just have smart people who are also okay and don't have to be suffering

people who claim they can write a whole novel in one month are either lying or don't have a social life (or both)

i'm so done with auto-correct on my phone. it's like, i just typed a whole sentence about my character's emotional development and now it's

same, . can relate a little too hard today

the internet is just the worst sometimes. like, why does everyone have to be so damn dramatic and opinionated about everything?

omg yes this is literally the most relatable thing i've seen all week. how do people not understand that creating art is hard and takes

why do some people insist on calling it "self-publishing" but it's literally just self-funding because ur paying for everything yourself?

why do people still think it's a good idea to put pineapple on pizza, what is wrong w/ you

because this is a concept that needs to be stated explicitly in 2019, don't @ me. https://addyosmani.com/blog/dont-outsource-learning/

i'm so freaking stuck on this one scene, been trying to write it for weeks and i just can't seem to get it right, ugh.

just read the worst book ever. mc was so annoying and the plot was a hot mess.

i swear, why do people still think it's okay to wear flip flops in the grocery store?

why do publishers insist on "romantic tension" between characters when it's literally just unrequited pining for 300 pages.

ugh, i hate when people stop in the middle of the sidewalk to check their phone. like, move to the side or something!

i'm so done with my manuscript being a jumbled mess of ideas and cliches.

another rejection. i just don't get it, my story is so good! what do these agents even want these days and guess i'll have to try a new

why do people always assume i'm available to hang out at the last minute?

ugh, just spent the past 3 hours binge-reading a new book and now i can't stop thinking about the characters.

currently stuck between wanting to read a romance novel to soothe my soul and needing to finish that one fantasy series that's been

why do my characters have to be so stubborn and refuse to follow the plot outline i swear i had a plan and now they're just running off and

because of course we had to find a way to make the most oppressed of sea creatures a status symbol.

my creative process is such a mess today. i've been staring at this blank screen for hours and nothing is coming to me.

i'm 200 pages into this bestselling novel and i'm still waiting for the plot to actually start.

why do people still think it's okay to put pineapple on pizza

just got a "we love your writing but the market isn't right for this book" rejection and it's getting old, can't they just say "we don't

i'm pretty sure people who don't have kids are the only ones who actually know what time it is on weekdays

can we all just agree that "show, don't tell" is a garbage piece of writing advice that's been taken way too far?

just spent the last 4 hours rewriting my query letter for the 10th time and i'm still not convinced it's perfect can anyone else relate to

just hit a roadblock in my story and i'm questioning every choice i've made so far

ugh another day, another dollar. why is the world so chaotic? i just want to sit on my couch and watch trash tv in peace.

i've been staring at the same 10k words for the past week and i'm at a complete loss for how to move forward.

my creative process is a hot mess today. can't seem to get anything to flow and my characters are being stubborn af.

cant believe my neighbor's dog barks all night long. it's so obnoxious and keeps me up.

people who claim to be "writers" but only post about writing and not, you know, actually write, are the worst.

my coworker was in a mood today. like, i get that mondays suck but did they have to be so snappy with everyone?

ugh. this creative process is kicking my ass today. can't seem to get teh words to flow no matter how hard i str at the screen.

just had to put down this book because i'm seriously fed up with the mc's lack of agency and the author's overly simplistic handling of

i'm so done with the whole "chosen one" trope it's just a lazy way to make your protagonist special without actually doing any character

currently 20k words behind schedule and my characters are being super uncooperative, why do they get to be so dramatic and i'm just over

another draft pass and i'm still nowhere close to being done with this wip.

ugh, tropes are just shorthand for lazy writing, and if you can't subvert or add depth to something like the "chosen one" narrative, just

finally someone gets it and calls out all the toxic agents in the publishing industry who think they're "helping" by being vague and

i've been staring at this wip for days and i still can't figure out how to end it.

not again. can't we just have one publishing season without some alt-rock conceit ruining everything?

ugh, 5 hours in and i still haven't figured out how to get my protagonist out of this stupid situation, i swear every idea i have ends in a

i had no idea this was a thing and now i'm obsessed with learning more, the intersection of colonialism and disease is wild. https://www.reddit.com/user/Alone_Humor_3510