I have been trying to write for hours, literally hours, and the ideas are finally beginning to flow when all I want to do is lay my head down and sleep. Characters are fussy things, it would seem, unforgiving and terribly inconsiderate. How rude. Somehow, these fictional people I've made up in my head have control over me. When did this happen? My ( Read more... )

I have to listen to depressing music while I write, because I’m messed up like that.

So thank you, UP and The Tree of Life soundtracks, for sponsoring tonight’s writing sessions. All of my tears belong to you.

With tears,
with_rhyme

I’m going to share one of my pet peeves about writing, in general and specifically something that seems to come up a lot in fanfiction and other online writing escapades.
I hate it when eyes are described as “orbs”.

I HATE IT WHEN EYES ARE DESCRIBED AS “ORBS”.

There. See? I put it in all caps because I have such strong feelings about it.

If I have to ( Read more... )

I understand now what Michelangelo meant when he said that he could see the statue completed inside a great gleaming block of marble, and all he had to do, all he could do, was chip away until he uncovered it.

I think writing is like that, at least for me. I’m building this story with all of these little pieces, waiting for the day when I’ve written ( Read more... )

...For small mercies, gentle weeks, upcoming Fridays, and the words that have been flowing like water for this fic that is stealing my heart. Can I have my version of Draco, please ( Read more... )

My brain is trying to write this fic in a thousand little pieces that all attack me at different points in the day. The other day, a thought jumped me at the dentist's office while I was waiting for my appointment and I had no paper. This turned into me writing vague snippets on the inside of my arm with the only pen I had (bright green), trying ( Read more... )

So...*takes deep breath*. I am about to embark upon a multi-chapter DM/HG fic that's been buzzing around in my head for a while. And honestly? The thought of writing dialogue scares the poop out of me. You may have noticed that the majority of my fics are internal monologues...and there's a reason for that ( Read more... )