If you start comparing your writing to someone else's and it's starting to affect your confidence as a writer.
If you are afraid to use words like "said" or "looked" because they've told you they are not good enough.
If you think you should force yourself to make an outline or plan ahead just because you've been told you have to.
If you feel your characters are not interesting or flawed enough, just because they don't fit someone else's requirements of what a fictional should be.
If you are too focused on writing in a certain way to actually enjoy the process of writing.
If nothing you write seems good enough because it doesn't fit certain standards.
If you feel like you are not a good writer because none of those "tips" and "advices" work for you.
Writing in public:completely composed. Writing appears to be going well. Nothing wrong seems to be happening. Author does not appear to be going insane
Writing in private: talks to myself, goes crazy, screams in frustration, squeals in happiness, looks like a nutcase.
when you’re trying to write and your last two functioning brain cells start yelling at each other
POSTING OLD BOTW ART BECAUSE TEARS OF THE KINGDOM IN LESS THAN A MONTH!!!!!!
it makes me laugh when I go on twitter or tiktok and see people complaining that alicent and rhaenyra were the only two posters to be released first because it’s just like….people still don’t want to acknowledge that this is THEIR story at the end of the day. everything in this plot revolves around these two women and their relationship with each other. everyone is simply a side player to their show
you’re allowed to be proud of your own writing.
you’re allowed to show it to people and tell them you think it’s great.
you’re allowed to feel good about your skills as a writer.
you don’t have to, and a little self-criticism is what we need to get better, but you’re allowed to. and you should. don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.
You know what’s a million times more exciting than a random plot twist that comes out of nowhere? A plot twist that was foreshadowed by things you didn’t realize were foreshadowing at first. Nothing makes me go absolutely bananas like the feeling of “oh FUCK…[seemingly unrelated thing] WAS FORESHADOWING”