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I think writing advice should always be viewed in the frame of "this is what worked for me, maybe it will work for you too" because our brains all work in different ways for different reasons, and the best thing about art is beauty can be created out of all that chaos.
I don't think of myself as someone who seeks to master the craft, but as someone who strives to create stories that express my soul despite the hindrances my brain and the outside environment has created.
That's what my journey in craft has mostly taught me: how to be at peace with my own quirks and challenges, and still produce what I love. I have attention span issues. I twitch constantly and change tabs every minute and when I try to make myself focus, it hurts.
I'm constantly pulling tricks and other lifehacks so I don't spend the whole day in bed, terrified of getting started.
My approach and even my narrative choices are all a process of discovery. Things I do because I am at my best when I do them, not because someone told me to.
My approach and even my narrative choices are all a process of discovery. Things I do because I am at my best when I do them, not because someone told me to.
Writing stories is very personal for me in this way: they give me an outlet to better understand and process the world. Without writing, I can't make sense of what goes on in my head and also outside it.
(I see this on days I don't write--I wander around the house aimlessly, picking up side projects and then setting them aside almost immediately).
So I feel that a lot of writing problems are things you yourself will have an answer for, given guidance, given time. Trust yourself.
So I feel that a lot of writing problems are things you yourself will have an answer for, given guidance, given time. Trust yourself.
And the best people who can offer that guidance are people who know how to ask the right questions or make observations about what YOU have done in your craft, and not what they prefer.
