#being a writer

When I was little I was taught to not start multiple projects at once because I’d get confused or mess them up or end up half-assing them.

I was taught when I start doing something, to finish it and then start up with something new.

It took me years to realize that while this is a good way to do things, it doesn’t work with creativity. There are so many stories that I never even thought to write down because I was scared that if I wrote two things at once I wouldn’t do a good job. I was terrified of writing more thing than one, despite having the inspiration and want to do it.

At the start of this year, I decided to take a break. Having written two stories in the last I just needed a break. And then I got inspired. I wrote 60k words and then I got inspired again but for a different story. I was still scared, but I realized something… I didn’t want to lose either of these stories.

So now, I’ve written 80k words on the first one and 20k words on the other. And both of them are so fuckinggood.

Just your neighborhood writer popping in to say:

Why the fuck is it so hard to write a story synopsis?

When you see kudos but no comments and you just want to grab people and shake them demanding what their favorite part was