"They were drinking heavily and getting into trouble. One day a friend took them aside. 'You guys need a mission, some epic endeavor that will capture your imaginations and enlist your energies. Otherwise you'll end up in jail or dead.' The friend suggested they write
Talking to my sister, then my best friend. Trying to explain this feeling... is there a word for it? I'm finally writing a book and I work on it every day. I'm waking up with the sunrise consistently for the first time ever. And I haven&
I hate this quote with a burning passion. I wonder how many promising writers it snuffed into the ground? So you want to be a writer if it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. unless it comes unasked out of your
confessions
I was doing my 'be a bitch homework' tonight: writing down common boundary-crossing phrases and the self-respecting responses I want to respond with (so I can remember them next time I need them). And I realized I haven't told you about my 2024 concept of '
I feel it running through my veins at all times. The certainty that I am, finally, finally, finally on the right path. It doesn’t matter that the writing is hard. That I’m not sure if it sucks or not. That I might actually be terrible at this. It
I just finished reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, which is currently the #1 bestselling fiction book on Amazon's charts (#2 is the sequel). I spent hours every night taking notes on and highlighting most of the pages, detailing, in awe, her deep grasp of technique. She has
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All I want is to be an author for a living. That’s all I’ve ever wanted. And now that I’m writing my first book, I have hope. It feels like it could actually be real for me. Now that I’ve opened that door, I will never
I have a straight-talk recap, and an artsy, unhinged recap. Pick your adventure. SANE RECAP "Who is this Madi? I barely recognize you!" "You've grown so much recently." "That was so big for you, I'm so impressed." They're
I wrote this a few months ago, implemented my own advice, and feel so much better. So I'm sharing with you, too, in case you have feelings for someone you're not with. Today I was making duck migas and daydreaming about this guy that I have
"That's what makes it feel like a movie is, you're willing to put in the time to get this light for this 15 second shot, just right, to convey exactly what you're feeling, and if you do that a thousand times for a
"What if it's awful and everyone hates it?" It's a worry I have every time I start something new. But today I found this picture from when Ira Levin first published his classic book, Rosemary's Baby: And I guess if people think
Our bodies are carved from electricity and the heat in the air and the scent of your neck and the light yet firm touch of your fingertips, chest against mine, multicolored dots from string lights softly glowing color out from the dark. Everything spins stationary, every slightest movement from you