Post B0J8hewQPhujEnFG6q by matera@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #B0J6TQ0evtYwxuJ7Fw by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-11-16T15:25:02Z
       
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       Writing is very hard but the only solution seems to be to write even more.I'm having one of those days where it seems very easy to tell what is working and what isn't. A kind of clarity about the stories I'm working on that's a little disappointing because the flaws are suddenly very obvious. Everything feels very amateur and very far from where it would need to be to make it compelling and clear to the readers.So, I'm making a lot of revisions. Holding on to the bits that survive with hope.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0J6aWL5nXLcchFeC0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-11-16T15:26:19Z
       
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       I cut out a bunch of repetitive sentences, and made a chapter that I thought was done a lot more clear. That feels good. But there are so many chapters that need this attention. The suffering... woe is me. etc. etc.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0J6qnzjvGOM0x1r8K by kzeta@mastodon.social
       2025-11-16T15:29:12Z
       
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       @futurebird I fully empathize. That built-in harsh critic can really make it difficult.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0J7K1thJQDXWw8cHg by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-11-16T15:34:32Z
       
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       @kzeta The good side of it is when I'm feeling like this part of me is like "Why doesn't everyone simply revise their stories until they are perfect? This obvious won't work, that will etc. etc." But this kind of perspective isn't always *there* and that's kind of disturbing in a way.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0J8hewQPhujEnFG6q by matera@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-11-16T15:49:58Z
       
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       @futurebird Write in haste, edit at liesure 😜
       
 (DIR) Post #B0J8l5wSTzV9qZtnEW by sovietfish@todon.eu
       2025-11-16T15:50:32Z
       
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       @futurebird bask in the knowledge of how much better this draft is! Do not look at the other things you could revise just now! Vibe!
       
 (DIR) Post #B0JC8TosAj6wQQC2lM by 3janeTA@beige.party
       2025-11-16T16:28:26Z
       
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       @futurebird you are awesome! Keep going!