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11 Thoughts A Writer Has While Writing

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Maggie Aubin
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As an English Major in college, I have a lot of writing and especially creative writing pieces that I work on throughout the semester and sometimes, I'll find it hard to get the motivation to type a few pages and the thought process that goes behind it. These are eleven thoughts that I have as a writer while writing my stories.

1. Man! This character would be cool! I'm writing fast now!

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2. Man, so many plot points to hit, so many things to do...oh! I should look up references pictures!

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3. I guess I could take a break and get some other homework done...

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4. Ha, just kidding, back to the writing grind!

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5. Well, I don't want cheesy romance, it can't be uncomfortable like 50 Shades of Grey, painful like Twilight but faint and fake like Katniss & Peeta...hmmm.

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6. God, Katniss should've been with Gale, the chemistry was there.

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7. Back to typing

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8. I've gotten three lines written out, I need a pee break

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9. ...And maybe a snack

10. Now I'm rereading these lines and they're shit...

11. Guess I'm start again tomorrow.

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