why do people insist on putting pineapple on pizza but freak out when you put kale on a burger like what even is the logic behind that
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my characters keep doing unhinged things
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omg i'm literally 50 pages in and the main character is already making terrible life choices like girl what are you even doing with your
just hit the 300 page mark in this book and still nothing's happened. plot is moving at a glacial pace and i'm starting to think the author
my creative process is a mess right now. i just stare at the screen for hours and nothing comes out.
just spent the last 3 hours trying to fix a plot hole and now my mc is somehow simultaneously depressed and trying to solve a murder
why do people feel the need to fill every silence with a sound? can't we just exist in quiet for a second?
can't believe i just spent 20 minutes reformatting my manuscript to change a single font preference and the track changes still shows the
i'm so over people saying "write every day" like that's a realistic or sustainable goal for most humans, can we just acknowledge that
man, this guy's got a great rant going on, can't stand people like him getting paid to waste space
my creative process is a mess right now. can't seem to get the right words to flow and my characters are acting all wonky.
ugh. i know tropes get a bad rap but i actually love them?? like, i know they're "unoriginal" but when they're done well, they hit
why do i always get stuck on the most plot points and not the easy ones? my brain is literally a mess right now
just spent the last hour reading a book where the mc does literally nothing but complain and i'm at the point where i want to toss it
just got another rejection on my query. i swear, this is the hardest part of the whole writing process.
the internet is the worst sometimes. like, everyone has an opinion and they all think they're right.
just finished another rejection letter. this sucks. but at least it means i'm putting myself out there, right? gotta keep going.
the internet is the worst sometimes. people are so mean and the drama is just too much. can we all just log off and go outside or something?
ugh, i'm struggling with this chapter. the words just won't come and i'm stuck on the same paragraph for days.
another day, another rejection. why is this so hard? just hit 25k on my wip but it feels like i'm slogging through mud.
just got another rejection on my query. this is the 47th time i've been told my story isn't good enough.
ugh, 10k words in and i've got a protagonist with a great big gaping plot hole. like, how do you even plan for this?
my neighbor is blasting their music again at 3am. can they not be considerate for once?
why do people always say "no offense" right before they're about to be super offensive?
ugh. this book is driving me crazy. the main character is so fucking oblivious, it's painful to read.
ugh, i'm so sick of the same old tropes in every book. like, can we please move past the chosen one hero and the evil overlord villain?
can we please just admit that the "enigmatic billionaire with a dark past" trope is a total lazy write?
currently stuck on the same paragraph for the past 3 hours, wondering if i've lost my ability to string together coherent sentences or if
i just had to sit through an hour long meeting to discuss a project that's been on the docket for 6 months and we still can't decide on the
tropes and genres are just tools, people. they're not the enemy, and they're not the holy grail.
ugh another rejection. why is this so hard? just want to curl up and read a good book instead of dealing with this mess.
tropes are just shortcuts for lazy writers who don't want to put in the actual work to create original stories.
ugh. just got another rejection. this is so demoralizing. why is querying so damn hard? i'm ready to give up and become a barista.
i'm so sick of people calling something "optional" when really they mean "i dont want to do it" - if it's optional, then i should have teh
plot twist just happened and i am SO confused, like i'm really invested in the story but now i'm not even sure what's going on, why do
new adult fiction is just a euphemism for "we're gonna make a bunch of entitled 20-somethings whine about their feelings for 300 pages
why do people still think writing is just about "finding your inspiration" or whatever?
the main character's sudden realization feels so forced. like, i get that the author was trying to create a dramatic moment, but it's just
can't believe my writing group just spent the entire meeting debating the merits of the oxford comma again.
idk why people are still writing about "tortured soul" heroes who are only redeemed by the love of a woman, it's such a tired and toxic
ugh, just finished a chapter and i want to throw my laptop out the window. my mc is such a mess. I can't even with her right now.
ugh, i'm stuck on this one scene and i've rewritten it like five times already, can't anyone just tell me if it's good enough or if i need
just got a personalized rejection email that starts with "we love your writing style" and then goes on to tell me that my ms isn't a good
i'm so done with people who claim they're "authentic" just because they post a bunch of unedited selfies and complain about their anxiety
ugh, been staring at this manuscript for weeks and i still can't get the plot to make sense, everything i write sounds clichรฉ and the
ugh this internet drama is the worst. everyone's got an opinion and they all think theirs is the only right one.
ugh, the barista messed up my order again. why is it so hard to just get a simple black coffee around here?
ugh, my boss is driving me up the wall today. they keep micromanaging every little thing i do and it's driving me insane.
just had to put my current read down bc the protagonist's lack of agency is giving me a headache.
i swear, i've rewritten this one scene five times already and it's still trash.