when the story is just not working, but you keep writing anyway

consultingskeletondetective:

bardofheartdive:

pearlcrandall:

amynchan:

missannaraven:

howitreallyistobeanartist:

Current mood…

Reminder that she actually wins that season, so keep your head up.

Reminder that she constantly had trouble believing that she deserved to be there and her first few could best be described as ‘not the worst’.

And she won. She stayed positive, cried when she needed to, and kept going.

Once more:

  1. Stay positive
  2. Cry when you need to
  3. Keep going

Remember - the first draft isn’t to get it right, it’s to get it written

Once you have bare bones, no matter how bad, it gets so much easier