What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

writing vs brain

  • me: all right! time to get some writing done!
  • brain: we can't.
  • me: um?
  • brain: the stars are not in alignment for this chapter.
  • me: meaning..?
  • brain: something is wrong with the last thing you wrote that's going to matter down the line, and unless you fix it now, whatever you do next won't work.
  • me: right, okay, cool! what needs fixing?
  • brain: I don't know.
  • me: what
  • brain: look, my knowledge of the problem is a wave-and-particle dealie. I can know that there's an error or I can know what needs to happen, but I can't know both at once.
  • me: UM.
  • brain: we totes fucked up, tho
  • me: ...
  • brain: it's fine! just let it percolate, I'll figure it out.
  • me: have you ever heard of this thing
  • me: it's called a DEADLINE
  • me: and WE HAVE ONE
  • me: SOON
  • brain: ...
  • brain: new thought who dis
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