Things that stress me out as a writer:

• Character building
• Naming characters
• Should their names have deeper meanings that will determine their role in the book?
• This name means ‘egg’
• Literally. Egg.
• This name is too simple
• Everyone uses this name
• This name was used in *insert move/book name here* I can’t use it again
• Ends up using the first name you wrote down anyways
• Ok, on to the next character’s name…
• Writing
• Not writing
• Finding the time to write
• Writes entire book in my head while trying to sleep
• Writes absolute bullshit while awake
• How do I write?
• How do I title?
• Oh look, a blank page!
• Should the chapter have a title?
• Chapter numbers seem dull
• Then again, chapter numbers are mysterious
• Title’s too short
• Title’s too long
• Title not funny enough
• Title too morbid
• Fine! I’ll just name it Chapter 1!
• Starting a new chapter
• Writing the first paragraph
• What happened in the last chapter again?
• Who’s that character?
• The MC got stabbed? When did that happen?
• Ok… ok… just write the paragraph
• How do I end this on a cliffhanger?
• Aaaand my character jumped off a cliff…
• WHY CAN’T ANYONE STICK TO THEIR CHARACTER ROLES??!?!?
• And since when did MC start thinking Character Morally Grey is hot?
• Great. Now I think Character Morally Grey is hot.
• Looks like I have to add a love triangle now
• But I secretly like Character Morally Grey more
• Do I have enough notebooks?
• I think I should buy a new notebook
• *opens online shopping*
• *types in ‘notebooks’*
• *continues to scroll through 1000 pages of notebooks*
• *doesn’t buy any notebooks*
• *wastes 5 hours of writing time*
• Ok, I’m back, let’s write
• Shit, I forgot about that sub-plot!
• *goes back to check notes*
• SHITTTTT
• That sub-plot is actually important
• Needs to go back 10 chapters and rewrite. Everything.
• Snack time
• Do I have enough coffee?
• Let’s make more coffee
• *ponders whether or not to kill off the favorite character while drinking coffee*
• Nah, I’ll just put them in a two-year coma
• I need to update my writing playlist
• *ends up singing along to every Disney singalong playlist*
• *dramatically performs every musical number of The Little Mermaid*
• I NEED TO WRITE
• Deadlines.
• Dead. Lines.
• DEADLINES
• Chapter too long
• Chapter too short
• Beginning is flat
• Ending is flat
• GRAMMAR GURLLLLLLL
• Did you just spell that word wrong?
• *wacks self with slipper* Get. It. Together.
• Browses Pinterest for the perfect cast for this book
• *wants to use Henry Cavil for 90% of the male roles*
• Why does my MC always have blonde hair?
• MC makeover!
• Writing prompts. Writing prompts. Writing prompts.
• Ooh, that’s a cool character concept
• Shit, I should write
• Ok, ok, ok, try again… Chapter 2
• *stares at blank page*
• I think I need to go research *enters obscure and more than likely useless topic here*
• *forgets to write*
• I can’t wait until that chapter where *insert exciting scene here*
• Under-describing object
• Over-describing object
• Knowing exactly how the book ends but not having a friggin clue how to get there
• Having too many plot twist
• Characters running off to do their own thing
• How did we end up on a raft in the middle of the sea of monsters with only a goat wearing a top hat?
• Showing, not telling
• Showing too much…
• Foreshadowing
• Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it…
• SUDDENLY
• Dammit.
• Is that trope too cliche?
• Screw it. I like it so Imma use it
• *plucking daisy petals one by one* Write a sex scene. Don’t write a sex scene. Write a sex scene. Don’t write a sex scene. Looks like I’m writing a sex scene. The daisy has spoken!
• Should this book be a standalone or a trilogy?
• What if it gets its own series?
• What if it becomes a movie and they screw it up like The Mortal Instruments/Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief?
• Will they cast Henry Cavil as the main love interest?
• They better.
• THIS IS GENIUS! I’M AMAZING! MY IQ IS LITERALLY HIGHER THAN EINSTEIN’S!
• Fuckkkkkkkkk…………did i write that? Cringecringecringecringecringecringecringecringe
• Writers block
• Writers block
• WRITERS BLOCK
• WRITERS BLOCK
• That’s it, I’m done for today. I’ll try again tomorrow.
• *slams laptop close*

Feel free to add more in the comments. Let’s keep this going!