Wooo! Congrats on hitting 10k! Also "Every little bit counts" is going to be my new mantra! So many gems of advice in this video :) So glad you're first week at work went well!
9:58 omg the face tapping is so real lol. i learned it’s actually some type of therapy to help reduce anxiety and stress, i’ve just always tapped around my head cuz i got bad headaches haha. but i just loved this blog so much. i’m going to start my bilingual mfa in creative writing this fall at the age of 21, and some of my peers i’ve met so far are way older, have published novels, travel, etc. and i’ve just been so bummed out in many ways because i don’t feel as accomplished. but i also worked at my university’s writing center, and beginning my masters i’ll work for the english department then on my second year ill begin teaching rhetoric to first years. i’m scared, sad, nervous, happy, & excited,, but it’s been so hard to put a pen on paper or to even type. i’ve always loved to write, but undergraduate degree definitely burned me out. i only had the summer to rest and concerns about money have prevented me from that. that’s also when the fear of “what am i doing this for?” came in. is it worth the time? the debt? instead of asking myself why. working at a university library sounds like a dream to me, and watching someone else get excited about it was humbling. i want to be like you some day in the future. maybe this doesn’t mean much, but this random noodle on the internet thanks you for reminding me that writing is my safe place 📖🦋
Oh my friend these words hit a place you dont even realize. You sound like me at 27. At 21, I was all go go go, dont ask questions, just get towards the goal. As I turned 25 and started to get closer to 30, I was miserable. I hadn't done anything I thought I'd do (aka write or be published in an grand capacity). I've been told my whole life I was destined for greatness and I've never felt that greatness. Ever. So at 29 I was miserable, so so lost. And deciding to quit my job and go back to school to work in libraries was a salvation, but it also was a choice to focus on not caring anymore what my life looks like, or what its supposed to be (especially comparing to others) but instead, just living it. For me. No one else. Keep going friend. It's impossible to quiet that drive I know you have inside of you. Just try to be patient with yourself. 💕 you'll get exactly where you need to be 🥰❤️
You’re freaking out because you’re not freaking out 😂 loved that - Oh and I always feel like 30 minutes is not enough but you’re so right that it is! T-T
You are certainly correct. Saving things is very important. Haha Actually, what I've been doing for the past few years now is that I have a file called "Kill Your Darlings." And whenever I run into a scene that I'm not feeling, I just do a control + x and a control + v into that file, and then I'll have it for future reference. Usually I find that those scenes never ever come back, but sometimes they do. And even if they don't, it's always fun to go back and see what kind of kooky ideas I came up with in the past.
I'm working on my first draft for my first novel (fingers crossed to make it a trilogy but we'll see how it goes but the way I have it outlined it could stand on its own, too~) and the characters and ideas and loose threads have been in my head for the better part of two years as well. A lot of my notes and initial concepts have changed, and at the end of last year I made a ~resolution~ to have this first draft finished by the end of this year. And it's definitely been difficult to sit and look at the fact that we're in the middle of July and I'm at about 24.5k words, but only about 1/4, maybe only a 1/5, into my outline. hard to say for sure that I could do 2k a day given how demanding my job can be sometimes, but I think carving out 30-60 minutes and just doing my best is a good approach. Fingers crossed we reach our goals :)
Fingers crossed for you! I love the idea of switching it up to a time spent goal. That will likely be my strategy come the fall time! Thanks for being here 🥰💕
Congrats on getting the 10k!! I started a writing challenge of my own this month- I’m trying to write every single day for all of July. So far it’s going good and I might finally be able to form a writing habit!
The frogs scared the hell out of me 😭 Buuuuuut, that aside, congrats on hitting 10K! 👏🏾
Ahh I'm so sorry! 🫠 I'm a frog fan as you can tell.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting ❤️
Wooo! Congrats on hitting 10k! Also "Every little bit counts" is going to be my new mantra! So many gems of advice in this video :) So glad you're first week at work went well!
Thank you!! Every little bit counts! 💕🥰
9:58 omg the face tapping is so real lol. i learned it’s actually some type of therapy to help reduce anxiety and stress, i’ve just always tapped around my head cuz i got bad headaches haha. but i just loved this blog so much. i’m going to start my bilingual mfa in creative writing this fall at the age of 21, and some of my peers i’ve met so far are way older, have published novels, travel, etc. and i’ve just been so bummed out in many ways because i don’t feel as accomplished. but i also worked at my university’s writing center, and beginning my masters i’ll work for the english department then on my second year ill begin teaching rhetoric to first years. i’m scared, sad, nervous, happy, & excited,, but it’s been so hard to put a pen on paper or to even type. i’ve always loved to write, but undergraduate degree definitely burned me out. i only had the summer to rest and concerns about money have prevented me from that. that’s also when the fear of “what am i doing this for?” came in. is it worth the time? the debt? instead of asking myself why. working at a university library sounds like a dream to me, and watching someone else get excited about it was humbling. i want to be like you some day in the future. maybe this doesn’t mean much, but this random noodle on the internet thanks you for reminding me that writing is my safe place 📖🦋
Oh my friend these words hit a place you dont even realize. You sound like me at 27. At 21, I was all go go go, dont ask questions, just get towards the goal. As I turned 25 and started to get closer to 30, I was miserable. I hadn't done anything I thought I'd do (aka write or be published in an grand capacity). I've been told my whole life I was destined for greatness and I've never felt that greatness. Ever.
So at 29 I was miserable, so so lost. And deciding to quit my job and go back to school to work in libraries was a salvation, but it also was a choice to focus on not caring anymore what my life looks like, or what its supposed to be (especially comparing to others) but instead, just living it. For me. No one else.
Keep going friend. It's impossible to quiet that drive I know you have inside of you. Just try to be patient with yourself. 💕 you'll get exactly where you need to be 🥰❤️
@@meganbrushomg i cant believe you responded 🥺 thank you so much !! will keep your lovely words as a reminder 💝
You’re freaking out because you’re not freaking out 😂 loved that - Oh and I always feel like 30 minutes is not enough but you’re so right that it is! T-T
It absolutely is enough! And yes, my silly little mind 🤣🫠
Thanks for being here ❤️
You are certainly correct. Saving things is very important. Haha
Actually, what I've been doing for the past few years now is that I have a file called "Kill Your Darlings." And whenever I run into a scene that I'm not feeling, I just do a control + x and a control + v into that file, and then I'll have it for future reference. Usually I find that those scenes never ever come back, but sometimes they do. And even if they don't, it's always fun to go back and see what kind of kooky ideas I came up with in the past.
This is a BRILLIANT idea and one I am stealing for the future. Thank you! 💕😍
That line is so beautiful: "Writing is my safe place" I'll stay with me for a while.
I'm so glad it resonated with you. 🥰
Thanks for being here. ❤️
The rain on the roofs! Come on 😍
Big fan of it and you 💕🥰
I'm working on my first draft for my first novel (fingers crossed to make it a trilogy but we'll see how it goes but the way I have it outlined it could stand on its own, too~) and the characters and ideas and loose threads have been in my head for the better part of two years as well. A lot of my notes and initial concepts have changed, and at the end of last year I made a ~resolution~ to have this first draft finished by the end of this year. And it's definitely been difficult to sit and look at the fact that we're in the middle of July and I'm at about 24.5k words, but only about 1/4, maybe only a 1/5, into my outline. hard to say for sure that I could do 2k a day given how demanding my job can be sometimes, but I think carving out 30-60 minutes and just doing my best is a good approach.
Fingers crossed we reach our goals :)
Fingers crossed for you! I love the idea of switching it up to a time spent goal. That will likely be my strategy come the fall time!
Thanks for being here 🥰💕
Congrats on getting the 10k!! I started a writing challenge of my own this month- I’m trying to write every single day for all of July. So far it’s going good and I might finally be able to form a writing habit!
Thank you! And that sounds like a wonderful challenge. Good luck 🥰
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Eeee you are definitely well on your way!! So exciting.
Thank you so much! Very excited 🥰