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Hard to believe… but it’s true, yo. Mistakes do not mean you failed. It means you tried. And trying means progress. And progress, my friend, is what we’re all about here. (<- me giving you a fist bump)

Always remember there’s something about your writing that no other person in this world can ever duplicate.

The one true thing that makes you a writer is that you write. ‍♂️✨✨

Being a writer means forever torn between wanting to relax and read, or continuing your wip even though it’s hard and scary and you don’t know wHAT yOu’RE dOinG—

But in the end, it’s still the most wonderful feeling in the world.

I feel like sometimes it’s easy to fall into thinking you have to write what’s “trendy” in the book world right now, but that isn’t the case!

Write what you want to see. What you want to read. And in the end, the people who also like what you like will find you and your story.

I used to think I had to have everything all figured out - that everything had to be perfect and shiny in order to be taken seriously - but oftentimes that led to a fear of rejection, fear of mistakes, and in the end I just gave up and didn’t try at all.

It’s taken me a long time to realize this, but you don’t have to wait until you’re perfect to do what it is you wanna do! We’re all just human with a finite amount of sand in our hourglass and, honestly, perfection doesn’t exist anyway (…unless your name is Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch, of course )

So what if you don’t know all the rules of writing? It’s your first time writing a novel? You didn’t study English in college? I say go ahead and do it anyway! Because in the words of Jamie Lauren Keiles:

The crappiest first draft is still better than the imaginary story you are withholding in your head.

Sometimes if we’re feeling stuck with writing, it helps to pause, take a step back, and let our minds wander a bit in search of other ideas. It does not do to panic and fear and criticize and doubt; that will only scare away the butterflies of ideas. So stay calm, be still, have faith that it’s all working out for you - and in time they will flutter over and settle upon your garden of ideas.

Hey owlies! For a while now I’ve been thinking of sharing some writing encouragement - stuff I’ve realized through meditation and self-reflection and days where I felt like giving up - and share them with fellow writers and creators alike. So here we are: the first post! (and featuring a little Hedwig from my childhood ☺️)

Hope these can bring you a tiny bit of comfort, warmth, and light, as we navigate this magical and mysterious thing called creativity, and become the writers we always knew we were.