I’m Either Filled With Inspiration As I Type On My Keyboard At Lighting Speed Or I’m Spongebob Trying

it’s hard being the daughter of a narcissistic father but i make it work! (i’m hanging on by a thread)

i know some people hate when books have playlists… but i honestly love them sm.

from an author pov, it’s my way of showing readers which songs were going through my mind as i wrote the story AND which songs best relate/convey the emotions of whatever my characters are feeling/going through. it just makes them feel more real imo.

it’s also just fun! god forbid a girl have a little fun with her writing!

"please picture me in the weeds before i learned civility ... are there still beautiful things?" just... yeah. yeah.

I'm 93% sure that there's ghost that possesses me and writes chapters of my books because sometimes I go back and reread what I've written and I have absolutely no recollection of writing that part of the book.

do I make a plot? Ah no, I either plot 5-10 chapters ahead and then I write, or I just get a plot in my dreams and I get to add into it when I wake up

being a romance writer has truly warped my perception of love and romance irl in a sense that i have *such* high standards and expectations of what i want in a relationship.

i want a love that sweeps me off my feet and nothing less! it’s too bad basic romance feels like some unattainable holy grail these days🫠

where are the men who yearn and court??? where are they????????!!!!!!!!!

on a more positive writing note — have any of you ever re-read something you wrote and think to yourself:

“okay, i lowkey ate that.”

i’ll be the first to admit i have😭 and that’s a great thing! i’m so used to downplaying myself with self deprecating humor that i’ve forgotten it’s ok to actually be proud of myself for something

that moment when everything just clicks in your writing or in a scene you’re putting together or an unexpected last minute idea pops into your mind that ends up fitting perfectly with what you wrote >>>>

the excitement that consumes my body is out of this world

!!! music is one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to writing

Authors listen to music!

Listen to music while thinking of your characters and books and such!

Idk how many times i’ve been listening to music and think “oh this sounds like so and so” and I haven’t even started to get into their personality yet.

Same goes for characters and relationships with other characters. I just made a playlist for two of my characters that I had never even thought about being a couple at all…and one song and now i’ve got to come up with some way for them to meet and fall in love.

Side note: One is a prince/military leader and the other is a commoner. Though that may change since I haven’t even began to get into their personal lore.

Music is just too powerful to ever think about not using to enhance my writing/worldbuilding/ character designs.

idk if anyone watches the bachelor on abc but ooo i *need* to air out my frustrations with tonight’s finale somewhere!!!!

more so some of the audience’s reaction to the reaction of the woman who wasn’t chosen because oh my godddd it’s proving how deeply rooted misogyny is in some people!!!!

news flash: a woman can be kind and *still* have a backbone!!!! omg!!! shocking discovery right!!!???

god forbid a woman expresses frustrations over a man blindsiding her🙄 god i hateeee the internet sometimes😭