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reply with something you'd appreciate some encouragement on and offer encouragement to other people who reply 💪 (feel free to RT if you want to spread the love)

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Paul Millerd

@p_millerd

· Feb 20

It’s amazing how much a little encouragement will motivate people yet at the same time how few people actually spend any time doing this

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

i can start: i've been thinking about writing fiction (and i'll be getting support for this soon) but i'm nervous about writing garbage so any encouragement anyone wants to offer would be much appreciated 👉👈

9:51 PM · Feb 20, 2022Twitter for iPhone

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Feb 21

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@QiaochuYuan

aw thanks guys i appreciate the encouragement 🥲 but please also reply to the original prompt! anything you could use encouragement on at all even if it seems silly or whatever!

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I think even if the stuff you write to begin with is garbage, it's still helpful in practicing the writing habit and getting "this is garbage in several specific ways" feedback, maybe from yourself, helps you write better garbage

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Everything you write (at first) will be garbage. You'll probably have a style that mimicks your favorite authors to some extent until you find your own voice. Join a critique group like

@CritiqueCircle

You'll get more out of doing critiques than receiving them at first.

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writing garbage is an important part of the process, and you shouldn't miss out on it! nothing you write will bite you, but every bit will make you better

Meng Weng Wong

@mengwong

Feb 21

Your first draft will be garbage Your second draft will be compost Your third draft will be mushrooms

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Load your story with irony, lots and lots of painful irony! And remember, "truth is stranger than fiction" sometimes! So if, your story seems strange, remember it is fiction and non-fiction might be more so! BTW... can you cite this quote👆😉?

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· Feb 16

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Your observational stuff, “being described is precursor…” “type of guy” is great. I come back to it regularly. You could journal out that kind of stuff but swap third person pronouns, and it’ll be solid

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You're a great writer and I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

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Would read!!