Creator Journals 6/24/25
I completed a lot of writing tasks today. I wrote 500 decent words. I outlined, and I revised some of chapter 5. How did I do this? Idk, just by being chill. Sometimes it helps to ramp myself up and make a whole ordeal out of writing. Other times, I just need to be really casual about it. It seems that right now, the casual approach is the best approach.
That being said, there are some things I don’t love about this draft. Some of the side characters and some of the jokes feel kind of like placeholders. Honestly, it was sort of crazy of me to set out to write a comedy. Making things funny on purpose is hard. Drama is a bit more natural for me. I write something dramatic, then find a funny moment and add it in. Trying to be funny on purpose is turning out to be harder than I expected. I’ve probably talked about this before, but generally I’m better if I come at things from the opposite angle. If I want to make drama, I write something silly and allow the drama to seep in. If I want to write something funny, I should write something dramatic and let the humor seep in. Why must I be so self-contradictory? Alas! I am cursed.
Alas, we all bear curses!
Today’s writing tip: Learn your own strengths and your own weaknesses. Do not be limited by them, but keep them within sight.
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