Beanie
@meanbeanie.bsky.social
Internet dipshit, full time complainer, not to be taken seriously. If I'm on here I'm probably procrastinating.
This place will be an ungodly disorganized mashup of writing and Wheel of Time
This place will be an ungodly disorganized mashup of writing and Wheel of Time
How is everyone in the replies / quotes clearing a draft in two months max
It takes me well over a year, probably close to two and frankly probably more. I don't know. I've never finished anything strictly because it takes so long
The few times I've ever edited has taken just as long, too
It takes me well over a year, probably close to two and frankly probably more. I don't know. I've never finished anything strictly because it takes so long
The few times I've ever edited has taken just as long, too
Do you draft your stories quickly and spend more time revising or the other way around? It takes me about two months to create a first draft and what seems like decades to revise it #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
How is everyone in the replies / quotes clearing a draft in two months max
It takes me well over a year, probably close to two and frankly probably more. I don't know. I've never finished anything strictly because it takes so long
The few times I've ever edited has taken just as long, too
It takes me well over a year, probably close to two and frankly probably more. I don't know. I've never finished anything strictly because it takes so long
The few times I've ever edited has taken just as long, too
theres a post circulating on my feed right now about "how fast do you draft" and everyones saying they can write a novel in a couple months
wanna know why i'm dejected? because i'm only 21k words into a novella i started in FEBRUARY. and 70k into a novel i started august 2024
course im quitting
wanna know why i'm dejected? because i'm only 21k words into a novella i started in FEBRUARY. and 70k into a novel i started august 2024
course im quitting
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
theres a post circulating on my feed right now about "how fast do you draft" and everyones saying they can write a novel in a couple months
wanna know why i'm dejected? because i'm only 21k words into a novella i started in FEBRUARY. and 70k into a novel i started august 2024
course im quitting
wanna know why i'm dejected? because i'm only 21k words into a novella i started in FEBRUARY. and 70k into a novel i started august 2024
course im quitting
also can i ask something. bc this came up twice yesterday and it felt infantilizing
stop telling me "yay! 5 words is better than no words!"
an abysmal word count IS failure when i have the capacity to write more
i want to be published one day. i'm not a child who needs head pats just for existing
stop telling me "yay! 5 words is better than no words!"
an abysmal word count IS failure when i have the capacity to write more
i want to be published one day. i'm not a child who needs head pats just for existing
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
also can i ask something. bc this came up twice yesterday and it felt infantilizing
stop telling me "yay! 5 words is better than no words!"
an abysmal word count IS failure when i have the capacity to write more
i want to be published one day. i'm not a child who needs head pats just for existing
stop telling me "yay! 5 words is better than no words!"
an abysmal word count IS failure when i have the capacity to write more
i want to be published one day. i'm not a child who needs head pats just for existing
back on writing reddit because of course i am and. yeah.
this post im reading is right. if you have writers block. take forever. get distracted. take breaks. take time off. talk about writing more than you actually write...
youre not a writer
so why do i keep trying? why do i want to? i shouldnt
this post im reading is right. if you have writers block. take forever. get distracted. take breaks. take time off. talk about writing more than you actually write...
youre not a writer
so why do i keep trying? why do i want to? i shouldnt
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
back on writing reddit because of course i am and. yeah.
this post im reading is right. if you have writers block. take forever. get distracted. take breaks. take time off. talk about writing more than you actually write...
youre not a writer
so why do i keep trying? why do i want to? i shouldnt
this post im reading is right. if you have writers block. take forever. get distracted. take breaks. take time off. talk about writing more than you actually write...
youre not a writer
so why do i keep trying? why do i want to? i shouldnt
It probably gets its own line of alcohol lmao. Rum, moonshine, and sparkling rose wine, at least, feature prominently
If money was no object, what sort of merchandise would you make for your book? #WritingPrompt
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It probably gets its own line of alcohol lmao. Rum, moonshine, and sparkling rose wine, at least, feature prominently
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
okay. like. i like writing. i love more than anything taking a scene out of my head and making it real. problem solving. second drafting
but i can write for maybe 5-10 minutes before i go do something else
i close scriv when i get "writers block" which is fake
people who like writing DONT DO THAT
but i can write for maybe 5-10 minutes before i go do something else
i close scriv when i get "writers block" which is fake
people who like writing DONT DO THAT
December 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
okay. like. i like writing. i love more than anything taking a scene out of my head and making it real. problem solving. second drafting
but i can write for maybe 5-10 minutes before i go do something else
i close scriv when i get "writers block" which is fake
people who like writing DONT DO THAT
but i can write for maybe 5-10 minutes before i go do something else
i close scriv when i get "writers block" which is fake
people who like writing DONT DO THAT
yeah i think i don't like writing
if i liked writing i wouldn't get writers block. wouldn't get bored. wouldn't watch tv instead of writing. wouldn't quit the second it got hard. it wouldn't fill me with dread. i'd have finished ANYTHING in the 16 years i've been writing
i think i have to quit
if i liked writing i wouldn't get writers block. wouldn't get bored. wouldn't watch tv instead of writing. wouldn't quit the second it got hard. it wouldn't fill me with dread. i'd have finished ANYTHING in the 16 years i've been writing
i think i have to quit
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
yeah i think i don't like writing
if i liked writing i wouldn't get writers block. wouldn't get bored. wouldn't watch tv instead of writing. wouldn't quit the second it got hard. it wouldn't fill me with dread. i'd have finished ANYTHING in the 16 years i've been writing
i think i have to quit
if i liked writing i wouldn't get writers block. wouldn't get bored. wouldn't watch tv instead of writing. wouldn't quit the second it got hard. it wouldn't fill me with dread. i'd have finished ANYTHING in the 16 years i've been writing
i think i have to quit
i can't believe i'm giving up on writing for the day after only 150 terrible words
i technically have "writer's block" but that just means "too lazy to problem solve and figure out what to write" so that's a bullshit excuse
i'm just a failure who can't even write on antidepressants
i technically have "writer's block" but that just means "too lazy to problem solve and figure out what to write" so that's a bullshit excuse
i'm just a failure who can't even write on antidepressants
December 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
i can't believe i'm giving up on writing for the day after only 150 terrible words
i technically have "writer's block" but that just means "too lazy to problem solve and figure out what to write" so that's a bullshit excuse
i'm just a failure who can't even write on antidepressants
i technically have "writer's block" but that just means "too lazy to problem solve and figure out what to write" so that's a bullshit excuse
i'm just a failure who can't even write on antidepressants
im sorry, guys. i am. im sorry. but i'm about ready to break down in tears right now because i want to write more than anything, right now, but i can't??? i can't focus. i can't think. i'm stuck. i'm anxious.
do we think i'm someone who should just give up and is too stubborn to realize it?
do we think i'm someone who should just give up and is too stubborn to realize it?
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
im sorry, guys. i am. im sorry. but i'm about ready to break down in tears right now because i want to write more than anything, right now, but i can't??? i can't focus. i can't think. i'm stuck. i'm anxious.
do we think i'm someone who should just give up and is too stubborn to realize it?
do we think i'm someone who should just give up and is too stubborn to realize it?
I think yeah maybe those people in my replies last week were right
i don't like writing. i should quit. i'm not meant to do this.
i'm devastated because i WANT to write so badly write now but i'm not writing anything
why cant i make up my mind? why cant i be okay quitting? why cant i just write?
i don't like writing. i should quit. i'm not meant to do this.
i'm devastated because i WANT to write so badly write now but i'm not writing anything
why cant i make up my mind? why cant i be okay quitting? why cant i just write?
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I think yeah maybe those people in my replies last week were right
i don't like writing. i should quit. i'm not meant to do this.
i'm devastated because i WANT to write so badly write now but i'm not writing anything
why cant i make up my mind? why cant i be okay quitting? why cant i just write?
i don't like writing. i should quit. i'm not meant to do this.
i'm devastated because i WANT to write so badly write now but i'm not writing anything
why cant i make up my mind? why cant i be okay quitting? why cant i just write?
So. I haven't written in 8 days. I was going to write when I finished my episode of tv
And then the episode ended. And I immediately got super anxious and absolutely did not want to write
Maybe... maybe everyone who told me I don't like writing and should quit WERE right
And then the episode ended. And I immediately got super anxious and absolutely did not want to write
Maybe... maybe everyone who told me I don't like writing and should quit WERE right
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
So. I haven't written in 8 days. I was going to write when I finished my episode of tv
And then the episode ended. And I immediately got super anxious and absolutely did not want to write
Maybe... maybe everyone who told me I don't like writing and should quit WERE right
And then the episode ended. And I immediately got super anxious and absolutely did not want to write
Maybe... maybe everyone who told me I don't like writing and should quit WERE right
you can tell i'm less depressed than i used to be because it's been a month since i went to clearsky to see who's blocked me
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
you can tell i'm less depressed than i used to be because it's been a month since i went to clearsky to see who's blocked me
chapter 2 funeral scene. it's heavy on character & world, with plot third, and that early on everyone just wants plot
i keep trying to weave the spirit into surrounding scenes but it loses the gut punch of "arin at his estranged dad's grave and it's his fault he missed his death & funeral"
i keep trying to weave the spirit into surrounding scenes but it loses the gut punch of "arin at his estranged dad's grave and it's his fault he missed his death & funeral"
What’s something you’ve been too stubborn to cut from your WIP even though you probably need to? #WritingPrompt
December 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
chapter 2 funeral scene. it's heavy on character & world, with plot third, and that early on everyone just wants plot
i keep trying to weave the spirit into surrounding scenes but it loses the gut punch of "arin at his estranged dad's grave and it's his fault he missed his death & funeral"
i keep trying to weave the spirit into surrounding scenes but it loses the gut punch of "arin at his estranged dad's grave and it's his fault he missed his death & funeral"
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
im about to write a fucking thesis on "show don't tell"
BECAUSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN I JUST SAW A TWEET SAYING THAT A CHARACTER SAYING "I LOVE YOU" IS BAD WRITING BECAUSE IT'S TELLING NOT SHOWING
TELLING ISN'T BAD
DIRECT DIALOGUE ISN'T ALWAYS BAD
"I LOVE YOU" IS CATHARTIC PAYOFF
WHAT THE FUCK
BECAUSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN I JUST SAW A TWEET SAYING THAT A CHARACTER SAYING "I LOVE YOU" IS BAD WRITING BECAUSE IT'S TELLING NOT SHOWING
TELLING ISN'T BAD
DIRECT DIALOGUE ISN'T ALWAYS BAD
"I LOVE YOU" IS CATHARTIC PAYOFF
WHAT THE FUCK
December 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
im about to write a fucking thesis on "show don't tell"
BECAUSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN I JUST SAW A TWEET SAYING THAT A CHARACTER SAYING "I LOVE YOU" IS BAD WRITING BECAUSE IT'S TELLING NOT SHOWING
TELLING ISN'T BAD
DIRECT DIALOGUE ISN'T ALWAYS BAD
"I LOVE YOU" IS CATHARTIC PAYOFF
WHAT THE FUCK
BECAUSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN I JUST SAW A TWEET SAYING THAT A CHARACTER SAYING "I LOVE YOU" IS BAD WRITING BECAUSE IT'S TELLING NOT SHOWING
TELLING ISN'T BAD
DIRECT DIALOGUE ISN'T ALWAYS BAD
"I LOVE YOU" IS CATHARTIC PAYOFF
WHAT THE FUCK
(koolaid mans back in) AND ANOTHER THING
i think we as a society really need to verbally taze dipshits on reddit who think first person is the only pov that lets you write character thoughts and think free indirect & perspective isn't possible in third
read a book. any book. i'm begging.
i think we as a society really need to verbally taze dipshits on reddit who think first person is the only pov that lets you write character thoughts and think free indirect & perspective isn't possible in third
read a book. any book. i'm begging.
December 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
(koolaid mans back in) AND ANOTHER THING
i think we as a society really need to verbally taze dipshits on reddit who think first person is the only pov that lets you write character thoughts and think free indirect & perspective isn't possible in third
read a book. any book. i'm begging.
i think we as a society really need to verbally taze dipshits on reddit who think first person is the only pov that lets you write character thoughts and think free indirect & perspective isn't possible in third
read a book. any book. i'm begging.
no but seriously though none of my wip snips ever get any attention and i dont get why people apparently seem to like this one
maybe nobodys actually reading it and i'm just getting likes & a boost from posting earlier than i usually do, idk
maybe nobodys actually reading it and i'm just getting likes & a boost from posting earlier than i usually do, idk
gonna have to be from the novella today 🤷♀️
even though specifically the part about "control" is getting cut from this monologue lmao
#wipsnips
even though specifically the part about "control" is getting cut from this monologue lmao
#wipsnips
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
no but seriously though none of my wip snips ever get any attention and i dont get why people apparently seem to like this one
maybe nobodys actually reading it and i'm just getting likes & a boost from posting earlier than i usually do, idk
maybe nobodys actually reading it and i'm just getting likes & a boost from posting earlier than i usually do, idk
of all my wip snips why is THIS the one gaining traction???
December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
of all my wip snips why is THIS the one gaining traction???
warms my heart to see people on my timeline slagging off the reddit definition of show don't tell and i'm NOT the one who started this discourse this time
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
warms my heart to see people on my timeline slagging off the reddit definition of show don't tell and i'm NOT the one who started this discourse this time
sometimes i see discourse that makes me feel like i'm a bad woman/lesbian/etc, because i don't subscribe to The Current Discourse
like i didnt care that siuan died. i'm actively against will/mike. i truly don't care if male characters exist in sapphic stories
my bad, guys? (ok, a rant, i guess)
like i didnt care that siuan died. i'm actively against will/mike. i truly don't care if male characters exist in sapphic stories
my bad, guys? (ok, a rant, i guess)
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
sometimes i see discourse that makes me feel like i'm a bad woman/lesbian/etc, because i don't subscribe to The Current Discourse
like i didnt care that siuan died. i'm actively against will/mike. i truly don't care if male characters exist in sapphic stories
my bad, guys? (ok, a rant, i guess)
like i didnt care that siuan died. i'm actively against will/mike. i truly don't care if male characters exist in sapphic stories
my bad, guys? (ok, a rant, i guess)
Hm. I've had to think about this for an hour.
I have exactly one line I think isn't awful, and when people read that scene it's usually the line people highlight
But I'm not sure I can count it because that same line was a line someone told me I absolutely had to take out. So.
I have exactly one line I think isn't awful, and when people read that scene it's usually the line people highlight
But I'm not sure I can count it because that same line was a line someone told me I absolutely had to take out. So.
What's been your favorite comment you've ever received on your book/wip? Was it a gushingly positive review? Critical feedback that helped you improve your work? #WritingPrompt
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hm. I've had to think about this for an hour.
I have exactly one line I think isn't awful, and when people read that scene it's usually the line people highlight
But I'm not sure I can count it because that same line was a line someone told me I absolutely had to take out. So.
I have exactly one line I think isn't awful, and when people read that scene it's usually the line people highlight
But I'm not sure I can count it because that same line was a line someone told me I absolutely had to take out. So.
this morning i crossed off an essential adult life experience:
getting your car towed
(had to wake up early as hell on a saturday though and im a little grumpy about it)
getting your car towed
(had to wake up early as hell on a saturday though and im a little grumpy about it)
December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
this morning i crossed off an essential adult life experience:
getting your car towed
(had to wake up early as hell on a saturday though and im a little grumpy about it)
getting your car towed
(had to wake up early as hell on a saturday though and im a little grumpy about it)
chugged a monster while taking wellbutrin on an empty stomach
holy fuck i am vibrating
holy fuck i am vibrating
December 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
chugged a monster while taking wellbutrin on an empty stomach
holy fuck i am vibrating
holy fuck i am vibrating