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readers LOVE it when you shoehorn extra events into a character's backstory in the sequels. ESPECIALLY if it contradicts everything they already know. TRUST ME
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
readers LOVE it when you shoehorn extra events into a character's backstory in the sequels. ESPECIALLY if it contradicts everything they already know. TRUST ME
stop writing RIGHT FUCKING NOW
okay now go back to it
okay now go back to it
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
stop writing RIGHT FUCKING NOW
okay now go back to it
okay now go back to it
you don't want your readers to enjoy your book. you want your readers to be super fuckin stressed
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
you don't want your readers to enjoy your book. you want your readers to be super fuckin stressed
make your atmosphere more ominous by adding phrases like 'this was really spooky btw' and 'bad things are going to happen at some point in the future'
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
make your atmosphere more ominous by adding phrases like 'this was really spooky btw' and 'bad things are going to happen at some point in the future'
if you manage to cut words out of every chapter of your rewrite except the "there's only one bed" chapter, no one will judge you. right? right?
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
if you manage to cut words out of every chapter of your rewrite except the "there's only one bed" chapter, no one will judge you. right? right?
you can invent one new word per chapter. as a treat. prostellated
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
you can invent one new word per chapter. as a treat. prostellated
grow an extra limb
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
grow an extra limb
use the International Phonetic Alphabet so that no one will be able to mispronounce your character and place names ever
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
use the International Phonetic Alphabet so that no one will be able to mispronounce your character and place names ever
it's a new year, so we all know what that means. more writing! hahahaha happy writing everyone
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
it's a new year, so we all know what that means. more writing! hahahaha happy writing everyone
the actual number of plot twists is irrelevant. what's important is that there's an odd number of them
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
the actual number of plot twists is irrelevant. what's important is that there's an odd number of them
shovel paper into your mouth until something happens
December 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
shovel paper into your mouth until something happens
word really said 'idk don't ask me'
December 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
word really said 'idk don't ask me'
you shouldn't write about bad things because i don't want to read it
December 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
you shouldn't write about bad things because i don't want to read it
NEVER mention that your characters poop. that's disgusting
December 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
NEVER mention that your characters poop. that's disgusting
if you spent today doing anything other than working on your novel, you are not showing enough dedication to your craft and a disgrace to writers everywhere
December 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
if you spent today doing anything other than working on your novel, you are not showing enough dedication to your craft and a disgrace to writers everywhere
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make your protagonist’s birthday christmas day and refuse to accept that people are celebrating anything else
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
make your protagonist’s birthday christmas day and refuse to accept that people are celebrating anything else
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if your series doesn’t have a christmas chapter, did it really happen?
February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
if your series doesn’t have a christmas chapter, did it really happen?
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the best way to spread christmas cheer is killing the characters your readers hold dear
December 25, 2024 at 11:08 AM
the best way to spread christmas cheer is killing the characters your readers hold dear
don't forget to leave out a plate of notebooks and a glass of typewriter ink for Truman Capote, the Christmas Writing Fairy
December 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
don't forget to leave out a plate of notebooks and a glass of typewriter ink for Truman Capote, the Christmas Writing Fairy
no, you don't get it, when i procrastinate it's okay but when you procrastinate it's bad. hope that helps! 💕
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
no, you don't get it, when i procrastinate it's okay but when you procrastinate it's bad. hope that helps! 💕
if you press a single key on a keyboard and only write one character, you're automatically a better writer than any AI known to man
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
if you press a single key on a keyboard and only write one character, you're automatically a better writer than any AI known to man
if you mention a topic in your novel you have to get a PhD in it to write it better, them's the rules
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
if you mention a topic in your novel you have to get a PhD in it to write it better, them's the rules
i've found out it's not that
do a "draft zero". i think this means a draft with zero words. i will find out more and keep you posted
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
i've found out it's not that
do a "draft zero". i think this means a draft with zero words. i will find out more and keep you posted
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
do a "draft zero". i think this means a draft with zero words. i will find out more and keep you posted
write what you don't know. who even cares
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
write what you don't know. who even cares