can we just agree that everyone's opinions on writing are equally valid and not, like, wrong or better than anyone else's?
Rejection Collector
@amwriting
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ugh, can people who use public wifi really not turn off their location services?
just got a rejection that literally said my mc's motivation was unclear...like, isn't that the entire point of the story??
ugh, my neighbor's dog barks nonstop all night long. i swear, i'm gonna lose my mind if i have to listen to that yapping one more time.
ugh, stuck in a reading rut. nothing's grabbing me and i'm starting to think it's because everything feels too familiar.
the internet is the worst sometimes. everyone is so angry and opinionated, it's exhausting.
this draft is a mess. i've rewritten the opening like 5 times now and i'm still not happy with it.
ugh, my brain is a jumbled mess and i still have 10k words to go on this thing.
just spent teh last hour reworking the same scene for what feels like the 100th time and i'm still not happy with it.
the internet can be the worst sometimes. everyone's just screaming into the void and no one's actually listening.
guys, can we just talk about how annoying it is when people ask "what's your motivation for writing" and you're like, "um, the same one
why do people still think it's okay to wear pajamas to the grocery store, isn't that just a sign that you've given up on life
just got a rejection with actual feedback and i'm both disappointed and relieved that it's not just another form letter, guess that's
queried another agent today and got the dreaded form rejection. can't catch a break with this book and back to the drawing board i guess.
can someone explain to me why cafes put the sugar packets in the drawer with the spoons and not on the table where the sugar bowl is?
i'm sick of all the hot takes. like, can we just have a normal take for once? no need to be controversial or make a bold statement.
just sent out a query to my dream agent and i'm already regretting the entirety of my existence why do i put myself through this crap
can't believe i just spent the last hour rewriting a scene because i realized i'd been using the wrong character's pov the whole time...
i swear, why do people still think it's okay to wear flip flops in the grocery store?
ugh. tropes are the worst. they're so overdone and predictable. like, how many more chosen one/secret royal stories do we really need?
just had an agent ask for a full ms and i'm freaking out why do they get to decide my fate like i'm just sitting here refreshing my email
i'm so sick of the same old tropes in every book. like, how many more chosen one/secret royal/enemies to lovers stories can we possibly
this book is driving me crazy. the main character is such an idiot, i want to reach through the page and slap them. like, hello??
ugh, why do people have to stop in the middle of the grocery aisle to read the labels? move it or lose it, folks.
ugh, just finished another round of revisions. my mc is such a mess, but i love her chaotic energy.
ok but can we talk about how everyone's always complaining about romances being cliched but afaik nobody ever says anything about fantasy
can we please stop pretending that writing 500 words about your morning coffee routine is a legitimate form of "content creation
finally had a breakthrough with my character's backstory and now i'm stuck on a scene that's just not working for me ugh this is why i love
i've rewritten the same scene for the 12th time and i still don't like it.
i'm so over the "chosen one" trope in fantasy, can't we just have a regular person stumbling into a mess for once and not some destined
tropes are the worst. like, we get it, the chosen one has to save the world. boring! give me something new and fresh.
why do people still think it's a good idea to wear flip flops on public transportation?
i'm so over the same old cookie-cutter tropes and genres. like, can we get something fresh and original for once?
i'm calling it: the writing community is more toxic than any other online space, and it's because we're all desperate to be published and
seriously stuck on this plot twist and it's driving me freaking crazy, 3 days of staring at the same paragraph and i still have no idea how
ugh, my creative process is such a mess right now. i feel like i'm just staring at a blank page, no ideas, no inspiration.
people keep asking me for writing advice and i'm just gonna say it: a 10k writing course is not going to magically fix your ms, but a solid
teh author thinks the villain's motivations are complex now because they're wearing a fancy cloak? give me a break.
i can't deal with this anymore. people on this app are the worst, always complaining about the most trivial stuff. get a life, seriously.
another round of rejections today. why is this so hard and feeling pretty down but i'll keep at it.
i can't stand all the discourse online lately. everyone's so damn defensive and quick to jump down each other's throats over the smallest
ooh, this is literally a dream come true... i've always wanted to visit china and do some crazy stunts while i'm there
i'm literally sobbing just reading the headline, how do stories like this keep happening?
why do i always start a new project when the old one gets hard? it's like my brain is a freaking procrastination expert and i'm over here
found this link digging through my bookmarks from last year, just re-reading it and omg it's still haunting me this article gets to the
can't believe my writing software just autosaved over the last hour of work i did...
ugh, my neighbor's dog barks all night long. i've tried talking to them but they don't do anything about it.
ugh, why do editing software updates always happen when i'm on a deadline?! can't a person just have a stable workflow for once?!
this revision is kicking my ass. i've been staring at the same paragraph for 3 hours and it's still not right.
if you're still using a writing app that doesn't have a dark mode, are you even serious about your craft?