i probably shouldnât do this. i definitely shouldnât, actually. i do it anyway. i write a substack piece all in one go then i take a breath and hit âpostâ before i give myself the time to read it over. i think if i didnât do this i would never post anything cuz iâd be stuck in an endless loop of redrafting.
writing to get it out into the world is enough of an intention for me. if i were to be any more careful in my practice i doubt anything would get written at all.
Dec 23, 2024
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setting a timer for ~20 minutes and just writing without stopping until the timer goes off is *really* good - because at the end of it you have a draft you can revise, which i think is easier and feels a lot more like making progress than emotionally preparing to write something you might not like.
dan harmon has this quote that i think was really helpful to getting me to see the value of just getting the reps in (without all the self-loathing):
*âMy best advice about writerâs block is: the reason youâre having a hard time writing is because of a conflict between the GOAL of writing well and the FEAR of writing badly. By default, our instinct is to conquer the fear, but our feelings are much, much, less within our control than the goals we set, and since itâs the conflict BETWEEN the two forces blocking you, if you simply change your goal from âwriting wellâ to âwriting badly,â you will be a veritable fucking fountain of materialâŠProve it. It will go faster. And then, after you write something incredibly shitty in about six hours, itâs no problem making it better in passes, because in addition to being absolutely untalented, you are also a mean, petty CRITIC. You know how you suck and you know how everything sucks and when you see something that sucks, you know exactly how to fix it.â*
Mar 22, 2024
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2am thoughts so donât mind me but as u can see iâve been ruminating on reading and writing a lot as of late. iâm happy trying to make a name for myself as a visual artist but iâve always joked in another life i was a novelist or poetâŠ
iâve still been posting on my poetry substack now and that took the edge off but i realize i need more. i cringed at my old wattpad earlier in the week. i looked over my google docs of a story i wanted to write in college then abandoned bc i lost hope and steam.
i'm not getting any younger so i'm just gonna commit. i have two little fiction things that i've been toying around with for years that iâve decided i'm going to take more seriously. who knows if ill do anything with themâŠi used to put too much pressure on myself when it came to fictional endeavors anyway. i just need an outlet. my brain and heart might just burst.
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Wring out your half-baked ideas, publicly when possible.
Write it even though itâs not your desired style.
Finish the bad stuffâespecially the bad stuffâexperience your own bad taste firsthand. Exorcise the demons.
Feb 21, 2024
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no itâs not dirty cuz i donât get crumbs everywhere when i eat!! i feel so grounded and at one with everything around me simply because i am not limiting myself to the dining table. iâm eating in bed as i type this.
Dec 24, 2024
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i was listening to this song on soundcloud and reading the comments and one of them said âgod i want this to be played at my funeralâ. since then i havenât felt the same whenever i listen to it. maybe itâs because the lyrics are what iâm scared the end will be like, or because itâs slow enough that i wonât be rushing through all the memories.
i wrote a substack post about this. cos i can never shut up lol.
Dec 23, 2024
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