I'm still an aspirin author I wrote many drafts and share it with my friends but I'm not cocky enough to call myself a professional author yet. Not even an AUTHOR.
When I write about beginner writers I end up feeling embarrassed since I want to write this tory about an author wannabe but also I'm afraid of making it self insert. Could you change your experience?
Mine was(and still):
"write some that feels cringe or utterly unbelievably bad"
Mind says "You know that this is a 3 stories building , how about trying to jump"
Die from second-hand embarrassment after sharing it with my friends (even though they didn't criticize it)
Repeat
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I’m more of an ibuprofen writer myself. Probably due to hunching over a desk while typing.
Aleve for me...but Vicodin helps clear up writers block.
Honestly I need cocaine at this point. I’m like 1980s Stephen king only I don’t actually write anything
I've tried a few drugs to find motivation. I write my best on alcohol (that's not even a joke...half of my writing and editing is done at bars anymore). Weed makes for the kind of writing that would make E. L. James seem like Dickens. Cocaine made me try typing with my nose, and what came out read like ACOTAR. Ketamine is for prose...so much prose...the kind that would make Tolstoy go "Stop." PCP made me run around naked in a snowstorm shouting quotes from Tolkien at snowbanks. Turns out they don't dictate well.
Acetaminophen and caffeine all the way, baby!
This combo saves me from my debilitating headaches (migraines probably) that other pain killers can’t touch!
fellow ibuprofen author here. i hate it when people confuse us with paracetamol authors, though.
...OH! HE MEANT "ASPIRING"!
Fuck me, I was trying to figure out what the grilled cheese was going on.
It's lovely of you to give r/writingcirclejerk such a nice Christmas present.
Santa jumps through chimneys to deliver presents, I want to jump from the balcony for delivering that one.
Its comments like these that bring nonjerks over all confused
I don't know I transitioned from aspirin to cocaine.
Wait me too
My blood got a little too thin. But then, acetaminophen gave me autism so who knows… ;)
I was naturally born with it (or developed it during early stages of my childhood)
No it was the Tylenol in the vaccines dum dum
Tell me English is not your native language?
Yes. It took me exactly 4 minutes to realize what I did.
And I'm not even going to justify it. It's all on me honestly.
If it’s any consolation, you gave me the gift of a dad joke this morning. So thank you.
Just goes to show you’re an actual human doing your own writing instead of using AI. Good for you. Also, gave me a good laugh this morning 😂😂
You’re fine. I like your response. ;) Cery few people own their shit like that. You do you, you’ll be fine
At least it’s funny.
Don’t sweat it. Just take two aspirin and call me in the morning.
Merry Christmas!
I think we should add "Aspirin Author" as a flair for times when the struggles are real
Made for a good thread nonetheless!
I'm strictly an acetaminophen writer these days.
gRATE pOST
Heroin and whisky all the way, you pussies.
Rock n roll
I don't think aspirin really changes my writing at all, it's more for the cardiovascular system and stuff.
I assume what you actually meant was Tylenol author. The "Tylenol times" as an author can be both adventurous and frustrating. The more you write the more you learn and can move up to cocaine.
Tramadol, because writing is painful.
It can really be stressful. Especially now that I'm in the query phase. It's always been pretty headache free tho. If it gets too bad, there's always NyQuil.
I can't mix aspirin with my heart medications.
Bayerly keeping up!
*aspiring.
Thank you
You call yourself an author and you write 'aspirin' for 'aspiring' TWICE?
I mean... I did take responsibility and took the blame saying nothing will justify what I did.
But let's be fair I literally said that I don't even dare call myself an author in any form.
Come on man
God forbid a beginner who's asking for help to make mistakes!
I'm sorry, but it's equivalent to a person aspiring to be a mathematician saying that 2+2 = 5 and then brushing it off by saying "I'm a beginner."
We skipped the point where "the beginner" is asking how to write about something he doesn't know.
No one is like "Ooh- I want to write a best-seller" because they know this is a best seller. They just try their hardest to write a good book.
If you're here to argue and make fun please just let me tell you I'm not interested in this discussion anymore and If I saw an obnoxious comment I won't even try to reply back and I'll pretend I never saw it.
mushies, edibles, cognac and a mallet
What’s wrong with having a self-insert?
(This is a question to develop the discussion with OP; I’m not trying to find out the answer.)
Nothing, just my personal preference
Okay. So if you choose not to do that, just choose not to do that and you won’t do that. What are you “afraid” of? You’re in full control over your own choices.
I was meaning to ask for other people's experiences to do a search and reference it to make it relatable.
It's not that I don't make my own choices. I just wanted to do it this way.
Honestly I’m struggling to understand your actual post, and what you are asking.
Yes...
I get that a lot (it's not even my English,my communication skills suck!)
I did it because I was cocky. Now I learned I really have something to share, so I'm doing my best. I'm a year into writing, with 4 chapters to show for it. I put everything into my writing. If it's within you, greatness will come in its own time, but you must first recognize your own potential and put the effort into making it a reality.
You have to practice feeling your feelings about it just like you have to practice writing! Writing and sharing gets easier over time. And as your writing skills develop you might also have an easier time knowing what actually needs work once you finish a piece!
I’m still an aspiring author too! I no longer believe that writing is a viable career path for me personally and I’ve let go of the dream that I will ever make significant money from my writing. However, it is still intrinsically rewarding for me and I would still write and publish my book even if I lost money or made nothing. I keep my day job which is lucrative and secure. And I feel free from the expectations and weight of needing my work to be commercially successful. So it can just be exactly what I want and if it happens to resonate with readers, great! 😊
Goddamit! Why does Reddit show me the original post hours after showing me your screenshot of the original post commenting on how many people were snarly about your typo (I was snarky about your typo in the other posts).
PS. Please post to WCJ since I'm tired and need to go to bed.
I'm more of an ibuprofen wryiwr