How Did You Get Started With Writing? I've Always Wanted To Try But It's A Bit Intimidating. Do You Have

How did you get started with writing? I've always wanted to try but it's a bit intimidating. Do you have any advice for beginners?

Hi, love! Oh my gosh, I have been there. Frankly, it’s still intimidating😅 But! I’ll try my best to offer some advice that has worked for me💛

Note: if these don’t work for you, pls don’t stress🤍 As with any artistic medium, there’s no one-way ticket to success. Find your own style/what works for you, but use anything here as a guide/starting point.

1) The hardest part is starting. This is just a pretty general statement, but it’s true. You can think about writing all day, but in order to actually get into it, you gotta transfer those words and ideas from your brain onto paper—journals, Notes app on your phone, Google docs, anything. Once you start putting those ideas down, it gets easier and easier to keep going! My first story started as bullet points on my Notes app that I then transformed in Google Docs.

2) For now, don’t worry about making things perfect. Drafts are exactly that: drafts of works. Unedited, pure, raw forms of what you have in your head. So just write at your leisure and don’t stress about editing them until you’re close to posting. And even then: it’s okay if there are some errors! Fanfiction (if that’s what you’re wanting to write) is free so if you don’t care about your work being perfect, it doesn’t have to be!

3) Write because it’s fun / Write what makes you happy. The thing that kept me from writing the longest (after a years long hiatus) was the pressure of wondering if people would like what I wrote. Don’t be like me. Learn from me. If you just write what you want/what makes you happy first, I promise it releases so much pressure from your mental and allows you more creative space and freedom. And if you wanna write for fandoms, being yourself is even better. You will find similar creatives and foster your corner of the internet once you start getting your stuff out there in the world.

4) Read, read, read. I learned so much about writing from reading. Whether it’s poetry, fanfiction, fiction, or non-fiction, you’ll start to find styles that resonate with you and observe how people tinker with the language you want to write in!

5) Practice, practice, practice! One, this gets your juices flowing, and two, a whole story can sprout from a single sentence out of a writing exercise. Some things to look for here would be writing prompt lists (there’s a bunch if you search on tumblr/online!), random idea generators, or even writing challenges.

6) Not everything you write has to be posted / It’s okay to accept the fact that some ideas will just stay ideas. Once you start writing, I assure you that you will come up with ideas more than once per day (especially in the shower???) Write them down and follow the inspiration, of course, but don’t feel down if you lose spark for them down the road. I can tell you right now (because I recently checked) that I’ve posted 158,225 words, but have 261,880 words written in total with works still in progress/ideas that may never even make it out of draft format (and I’m a slow writer!!) It’s totally okay. You can always come back to them. And that brings me to my last piece of advice…

7) Write things down. Oh my gosh, I cannot stress this enough: if you have an idea, write it down!! A line of dialogue you wanna work around? Notate it. A whole scene or even a title? Please, put it down somewhere. Even if you have to write it on a napkin, do it and take the dang thing with you! Trust me, I tried the whole “I’ll remember it later” lie, and what happened? I regretted it because, of course, I did not remember it later lol. Better safe than sorry.

That’s what I have for you for now, but if any other writers out there wanna chime in, please do! Have fun starting your adventure and I’m always here to help if you need any other tidbits of advice💛 -Ryen

dulce somnii | masterlist

dulce somnii (latin) ↳ translation: sweet dreams

“and if his kisses bring forth my destruction, pray tell, why are they so sweet?”

↠ a collection of one-shots surrounding seven different demons all aiming for your heart… or something akin to it.

all fics are rated mature (18+). reader discretion is advised! please read the warnings before reading! there’s not a solid order to the fics, but i’m going to be posting them oldest to newest! the universes are connected so you might see some members talking about stuff from their stories!

et sic incipit | taehyung → For Taehyung, born of old and before the dawn of man, tempting mortals is nothing more than a pass-time to quench his boredom. Everything changes when he met you, literally too good to be true, but no human has ever resisted his pull. And he’s sure that you’re no different.

read it here

esse tuus | jimin → You’ve been plagued by dreams of your boss ever since you started working for him to the point where you’re unable to “play” with anybody else. Frustration and possible lack of sleep has you feeling lethargic, to a point where you find yourself falling asleep at work, but little do you know that someone is behind it all.

read it here

more members coming soon!

masterlist.

[!] all works © junghelioseok, 2017-present. do not steal, repost, or translate. 

[as of 08.22.21]

❦ - denotes a personal favorite

↳ latest: absolution. [jhs]

[kim namjoon]

pronoia. ↳ you can definitively say that you did not sign up for this.  ◇ zombie apocalypse!au | college!au  ◇ 15k

forbidden. ↳ a dance with the devil under the pale moon.  ◇ smut | demon!au  ◇ 6.6k

[kim seokjin]

aubade. ↳ it was supposed to be one night—no more, no less. ◇ smut | one night stand!au ◇ 9.9k

[min yoongi]

apricity. ↳ the northern water tribe is offering a massive reward for the safe return of the tribal princess, and yoongi is determined to collect.  ◇ fluff | adventure | angst | atla!au  ◇ 20.1k 

the velvet devil. ↳ a chance encounter leads you to a strange bar and its enigmatic owner.  ◇ smut | angst | vampire!au  ◇ 10.5k 

wine. ↳ he makes staying after-hours absolutely worthwhile.  ◇ smut | restaurant!au  ◇ 26k [3/3]

[1] [2] [3] + saccharine. ✓

budapest. ↳ over many years and across several dozen cities, you fell in love.  ◇ fluff | smut | secret agent!au  ◇ 11.1k ❦  + drabble: home.

[jung hoseok]

absolution. ↳ second chances aren’t very common, and neither are men like him.  ◇ action | smut | secret agent!au  ◇ 21.9k 

heart-on. ↳ your one-night stand definitely isn’t relationship material, but maybe—just maybe—your manager’s son is.  ◇ smut | strangers to lovers!au  ◇ 10.1k 

covenant. ↳ your best friend’s engagment forces you to reevaluate your own feelings.  ◇ smut | angst | werewolf!au | f2l!au  ◇ 16.4k ❦  + drabble: repose.

polaris. ↳ somehow, someway, he always returns to you.  ◇ fluff | smut | time traveler!au  ◇ 11.5k ❦ + drabbles: 2 a.m. & novae. 

iridescence.  ↳ he colors your life from day one.  ◇ fluff | angst | soulmate!au   ◇ 7.2k ❦

[park jimin]

nothing substantial yet!

[kim taehyung]

change. ↳ a kind, handsome stranger makes you question your deteriorating relationship.  ◇ angst | fluff | smut | ft. jjk  ◇ 39.2k [10/10]

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [epilogue] ✓

[jeon jungkook]

it takes two. ↳ struggling with the idea of your ex-boyfriend moving on, you enlist the help of your quiet roommate in a scheme that quickly spirals out of control. ◇ smut | fake dating!au | roommate!au ◇ 29.8k ❦

clandestine. ↳ forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.  ◇ smut | fluff | brother’s best friend!au  ◇ 48k [6/6]

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] ✓

catharsis. ↳ no matter what kind of release you need, he’s there.  ◇ smut | college!au | fwb!au | ft. pjm  ◇ 23.5k + drabble: pillowtalk.

crosshairs. ↳ he’s never letting you out of his sight again.  ◇ angst | smut | secret agent!au   ◇ 10.5k ❦

↳ a series of ot7 x reader fics 

read here. ✎

↳ jhs & jjk | poly!au [hiatus]

[delicate.] [tryst.] ✎

↳ an ot7 hogwarts!au. [hiatus]

gryffindor!seokjin | f2l!au [flux.] [gift.] ✎

hufflepuff!hoseok | e2f2l!au [irksome.] ✎

gryffindor!jungkook | e2l!au [rookie.] ✎

[drabbles] ❥ smut | ☼ fluff | ☾ angst

↠ duplicity. [myg] ☾ ↠ rogue. [myg] ❥☾ ↠ move. [jhs] ❥☼ ↠ night. [jhs] ❥☼ ↠ perihelion. [jhs] ☼☾ ↠ beautiful. [pjm] ❥☼ ↠ comeuppance. [kth] ❥☼ ↠ relief. [jjk] ❥ ↠ dominion. [jjk] ❥ ↠ wake up call. [jjk] ❥❦ ↠ untitled. [jjk] ❥☼❦

[miscellaneous]

↳ 20 kisses drabbles. ↳ bts as boyfriends. ↳ choreographer!reader with jjk. ↳ 1-year anniversary asks. [ask my muse] ↳ 2-year anniversary asks. [prompt drabbles] ↳ 3-year anniversary asks. [ask my muse/fake titles]

i’m not the same anon as owaw-like fic rec anon but i would love to know your arranged marriaged fic recs if you have any 🥺🥺 thank you and hope you have a wonderful day!!! 💜💜

of course! i have a tag for arranged marriage aus right here but i'll list them here as well, because i happen to have a couple i didn’t tag correctly and some fics on my to-read list that i'm certain are also going to be amazing!!!

the entire bound series by @underthejoon and @kpopfanfictrash

warm hands (ice cold heart) by @hobidreams

currents by @yeoldontknow

arranged by obiwrites (i think you need to log into ao3)

all of you by @writtenwhalien

kanalia by @xjoonchildx

i'm yours by @hueseok

for love and money by @jimlingss

equinox by @joonscore

on this starless night by @seok-jinnies

induratize by @hobiwonder

make me a match by @btsarmy9593

you can find my reviews for all of these on my fic rec blog! as for my to read list: 

yours truly by @opaljm (i've loved everything of naia's that i've read thus far so i cannot wait to dive into this fic)

please love me by @ahundredtimesover (again mimi is such a talented writer and i looove this premise)

maybe i do by @chateautae (i know anything sammy writes is bound to be a masterpiece and i know it’s going to be finished soon i can’t wait to read!!)

take my whole life too by @ktheist (dilf jk yes pls)

hope you enjoy!! 😘

SCREAMING SHAKING CRYING THROWING UP ITS REALLY HAPPENING HUH. I FEEL SO DEVASTATED BUT IM ALSO ANTICIPATING IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS A CB. I’m gonna do a whole re-read session of the series to refresh my memory starting tonight before I even touch the final chapter to relive the magic before it all ends.

announcement!

Maybe I do readers, the final chapter is finally complete and I'll be releasing it tomorrow night est. It's time for the end guys 🥺

Sammy can u tell me how many words exactly the maybe i do last chapter?😭 Im just not ready for this😭

It’s 55k!! Ik it’s the longest chapter but it’s the final and I really wanted to capture the best amount of content for our goodbye to this couple 🥺❤️