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28 Thoughts Everyone Has While Trying To Write

"Writing is easy!" said no one ever.

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28 Thoughts Everyone Has While Trying To Write
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Let me tell you something you'll probably say is the most obvious thing in the world: writing is hard. It doesn't matter how good you are, sitting down to write can be one of the most difficult things in the world. And sitting down to write something you're actually happywith is even harder. I can write and rewrite a piece a thousand times over and never fully be happy with it. Or I can write something all in one go and think I've just won the Nobel Prize (ha!). You never really know. Writing is an emotional rollercoaster: a huge, unpredictable, uproar of feelings you can't quite seem to control as you try to spit them out into one page.

Every writer has their own process for dealing with this, but here is a general idea of the thought process that goes through our minds (at least mine, like, every day) while we're writing.


1. Okay, lets do this.

Because actually getting yourself to the computer is, like, half the process.

2. How long is it going to take me to actually come up with an idea?

3. Words? What are words?

4. YES! Finally, I got it!

5. Actually, nope. Never mind.


6. How bad would it be if I hand this in blank?

7. This is hopeless. I'm watching Netflix.

8. Wait...that might be something.

9. Okay, that's not too bad.

10. Yeah, I'm liking this.

11. Should I take a break now?

12. How much time do I have? Shit.

13. I can do this. I know what I'm doing.

14. Where was I going with this?

15. Is this even making sense?

16. I honestly want to delete everything.

17. This is probably the worst thing I've ever written.

18. Why do I enjoy writing?

19. Oh wait, that's a pretty good idea. Can I put this in here?

20. I don't know if that works but I'm going with it.

21. Almost done, should I take another break?

22. No, no, no. Focus.

23. I'M DONE.

24. Should I proofread this before sending?

25. I've read through it five times, it's fine.

26. I sent it in but maybe I should read through it just in case.

27. DAMN IT, THERE WAS A TYPO.


28. Whatever. I'm taking a nap.


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