anon · 10d
hey :) ... I don't know if someone's asked this before but what's your writing process like? Like for example some people can make the decision to sit down and then churn out like thousands of words in one sitting and have it work for them then there's people like (me) who has sporadic bursts of being like in a 'flow state' of sorts then other times I'm just blocked somewhat. Do you have a routine of sorts when it comes to writing, including the plotting etc stages?
hi! so my writing process is kind of jumbled and inconsistent lol but it’s kind of in these steps?
1. I make a playlist first almost always, that’s what helps me get /in the zone/ when I’m writing and absorb myself in it
2. i’ll either do a SUPER loose outline first, or write like 500 words and then do an outline … sometimes those 500 words help me figure out the entire story. my outlines are like … really sad lmao the points will be like:
• and then they kiss
• the end :)
and that works for me most of the time but it also makes me want to strangle myself a little …
3. write write write … I typically write chronologically, but ill occasionally jump to scenes or pull scenes from my outline if I included them. I’m the type of person who either writes 500 words or 5k and there’s no in between, but I DO try to make myself write even a little bit every day
4. finally is edit mode … I like to take a really long time to edit and comb through everything and add things/expand on them … for a very long time I considered myself an editor before a writer and I think I can be a little harsh with myself but that’s also what I need 🫡
and somewhere in all of that i’ll make my little moodboard and stuff … i’ll also usually make the draft in ao3 when I feel like I’m about halfway done because it motivates me to finish before the 1 month timer on drafts run out lol but I think that’s the basic process! sorry it isn’t very organized, but this is what works for me!
