Ray Bradbury was asked how to write a good short story. And he said: 'Write one short story every week for a year because nobody can write 52 bad short stories.' I think this might be the quote you're thinking on.

@boldandbrash1990

4 жыл бұрын

It's true he said that. But he also specifically said that no one should attempt to write a novel before they've gotten good at short stories.

@slandersir7255

4 жыл бұрын

@@boldandbrash1990 I can't find this quote online.

@a.tarkovsky7318

4 жыл бұрын

BoldAndBash the quote is not true I’ve have bean trend and writing every week for 2 years 1 was good :*(

@matthewroberts198

4 жыл бұрын

@@slandersir7255 I found it on this page. www.google.com/amp/s/medium.com/amp/p/1603f52fbb77

I feel like if master short stories you will find it easier writing chapters in a novel. Since chapters tend to have mini-archs. They are like short stories.

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

I find that as well! I learned a lot about how to write chapters more effectively from writing short stories.

“I love short stories as much as every 23 year old with a writing degree” listen. I didnt come here to get called out.

The best thing writing short stories did for me is learning how to finish things. I’ve stopped and started so many novels that I honestly didn’t even know it was possible for me to finish a story, and now I do! obviously novels are a different beast, but it gave me the experience of finishing my work, which was something I needed. I’ve started writing my first drafts in script form now too which is teaching me so much 💖

Just read your short story, "I Will Never Tell You This". Wow! Very impressed, Shaelin. Was completely engaged with the narrative from beginning to end. Wonderful prose, and the way you structured the story was really clever. There was so much depth to the characters, despite the relatively short length. You've got a bright future ahead of yourself as a writer for sure.

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, very happy you enjoyed it!

I personally think people come down harshly against writing short stories. It's never been something you had to do. But if you're already scouring the internet trying to find the "secret" to "good" writing, it's not gonna hurt you to try and write a short story XD. In terms of cost versus benefit, you can try one short story, finish a first draft in a week and all you've lost is a week if it's not your thing. And, as you've mentioned, there is no secret that is going to get you published or make you a better writer. It's just practice. You just have to write.

I like your videos. I wished I had listened to my teachers when I was younger. I only write short stories. They are not as easy to write as they may look, at first sight. My learning curve came when I realised that every word had to count, and every sentence has to move the story forward. There is no time for waffle and no time for years of backstory. I write a story in my head before sitting down to write on paper. My first draft is always to create a cheat sheet (they are a great idea worth doing). I like to know how my story will end and so ask several simple questions: Who, what, where and when? That's how I go about it. Others have their methods of working. And why not?

Shaelin, I have recently fallen in love with short fiction. I write quite a lot of short stories and flash fiction. As an author, I want to be a novelist, short story writer, and poet. My short story, Ambition and Rejection won a Gold Key award at regional level. I endeavor to win a national award next year. I submitted my short story, The Christmas Party to Agni’s literary magazine. In November, I wrote a flash fiction story, The Day’s End. I am currently working on a short story. I am still struggling to finish my novel, Blessings and Pride. I am so excited to read your novel, Honey Vinegar. I honestly write for myself. Writing really reinvigorates my feelings of contentment. My short stories, Love Through Diwali and Ambition and Rejection were published under the editor’s choice section of Teen Ink. I am a very intuitive writer. Short fiction has taught me to describe something with the fewest words possible. I love you

I agree that the short form allows a lot of creativity! Love them. Thanks for sharing this video.

I just read your story “I’m never going to tell you this.” I have to say, you are a tremendous writer. I loved it. I so enjoy your videos where you’re talking about your process.

YES I love short story videos!

When I was between 6-12 yo I used to write a lot of short stories (mainly bc I didn't have the patience to write longer things, and used to read a lot of collections) and then I stopped for a long time, but under your influence I started writing them again last year and I'm having so much fun! Also, it's a great way to experiment with different styles

I started writing short fic back in May, and I can honestly say it has changed my life. Like, so much. My writing style has evolved so much, and I feel like I've finally found my voice. Ahhh. I love short fiction. (Btw, Solarium killed me and my friends.)

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

apologies for the murder!!

I just wanted to say your advice has really helped me with my own writing journey and I can’t wait till you get published one day cause I can’t wait to read honey vinegar:)

@adrikamondal5186

4 жыл бұрын

I also agree,Shaelin is a wise mentor. I am only thirteen and I have very less experience about writing. But I love reading and writing earnestly and Shaelin was a great help!

loved this...I've struggled to write anything longer than a short story but I love writing flash fiction, short stories, poetry and short screenplays...hopefully one day my skills will be developed enough to tackle a novel.

I had a video about it and I said that "Writing short stories to writing a novel is running a sprint to a marathon". I agree with this video, it is very well stated of both pros and cons

You are such a bright, intelligent young woman. I’ve learned so many things from you in a ahort time span. Thank you so much for spreading knowledge as a writer.

I’m writing two short stories right now because I’m a beginner and it is really great. It’s teaching me a lot about myself and it’s a lot of fun to be honest.

I add layers after layers, and the arcs that my characters go span thru books. So developing one in the first two pages of a story for me seems like its not reality. I write visual novels, but I guess I need to write short stories to learn new stuff. Thanks for the video, this comment wasn't sarcastic lol

I know this is very random but I think you're very good at giving more info about the video by having differing titles in the actual title vs. the thumbnail. Idk why but I find it very pleasing :)

Hey! Just subscribed. I've watched a couple of your videos just now and I'm really happy I found your channel. Can't wait to hear more from you!

Absolutely loved this vid - I started writing short stories recently and I absolutely love it

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

haha welcome to the dark side!!

Wheat follows is one of my top 10 short stories of all time: Grace Paley “ Wants” [from her 1974 short story collection “ Enormous Changes At The Last Minute” Nominated for the National Book Award For Fiction] ~ “ Wants” I saw my ex-husband in the street. I was sitting on the steps of the new library. Hello, my life, I said. We had once been married for twenty-seven years, so I felt justified. He said, What? What life? No life of mine. I said, O.K. I don't argue when there's real disagreement. I got up and went into the library to see how much I owed them. The librarian said $32 even and you've owed it for eighteen years. I didn't deny anything. Because I don't understand how time passes. I have had those books. I have often thought of them. The library is only two blocks away. My ex-husband followed me to the Books Returned desk. He interrupted the librarian, who had more to tell. In many ways, he said, as I look back, I attribute the dissolution of our marriage to the fact that you never invited the Bertrams to dinner. That's possible, I said. But really, if you remember: first, my father was sick that Friday, then the children were born, then I had those Tuesday-night meetings, then the war began. Then we didn't seem to know them any more. But you're right. I should have had them to dinner. I gave the librarian a check for $32. Immediately she trusted me, put my past behind her, wiped the record clean, which is just what most other municipal and/or state bureaucracies will not do. I checked out the two Edith Wharton books I had just returned because I'd read them so long ago and they are more apropos now than ever. They were The House of Mirth and The Children, which is about how life in the United States in New York changed in twenty-seven years fifty years ago. A nice thing I do remember is breakfast, my ex-husband said. I was surprised. All we ever had was coffee. Then I remembered there was a hole in the back of the kitchen closet which opened into the apartment next door. There, they always ate sugar-cured smoked bacon. It gave us a very grand feeling about breakfast, but we never got stuffed and sluggish. That was when we were poor, I said. When were we ever rich? he asked. Oh, as time went on, as our responsibilities increased, we didn't go in need. You took adequate financial care, I reminded him. The children went to camp four weeks a year and in decent ponchos with sleeping bags and boots, just like everyone else. They looked very nice. Our place was warm in winter, and we had nice red pillows and things. I wanted a sailboat, he said. But you didn't want anything. Don't be bitter, I said. It's never too late. No, he said with a great deal of bitterness. I may get a sailboat. As a matter of fact I have money down on an eighteen-foot two-rigger. I'm doing well this year and can look forward to better. But as for you, it's too late. You'll always want nothing. He had had a habit throughout the twenty-seven years of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, half-way to my heart. He would then disappear, leaving me choking with equipment. What I mean is, I sat down on the library steps and he went away. I looked through The House of Mirth, but lost interest. I felt extremely accused. Now, it's true, I'm short of requests and absolute requirements. But I do want something. I want, for instance, to be a different person. I want to be the woman who brings these two books back in two weeks. I want to be the effective citizen who changes the school system and addresses the Board of Estimate on the troubles of this dear urban center. I had promised my children to end the war before they grew up. I wanted to have been married forever to one person, my ex-husband or my present one. Either has enough character for a whole life, which as it turns out is really not such a long time. You couldn't exhaust either man's qualities or get under the rock of his reasons in one short life. Just this morning I looked out the window to watch the street for a while and saw that the little sycamores the city had dreamily planted a couple of years before the kids were born had come that day to the prime of their lives. Well! I decided to bring those two books back to the library. Which proves that when a person or an event comes along to jolt or appraise me I can take some appropriate action, although I am better known for my hospitable remarks -Grace Paley ( from her 1974 short story collection “ Enormous Changes At The Last Minute” Nominated for the National Book Award For Fiction ).

An excellent Vlog. I am a screenwriter of mostly drama. I learned a ton writing documentaries and educational videos. I worked as a house manager at Second City for a year and a half to learn comedy. I saw the process first hand behind the scenes and over time. Long after that I wrote a short comedy, a comedy and a dramedy since. Comedy is so hard and not my cup of tea. In short any writing improves your writing. Short stories generally make better feature films Stand By Me, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption to name a few by one author. Never be afraid to fail. School puts your brain in the wrong place failure is a good thing not a bad thing. Fear of failure can box you in. Fail Better! Great vlog!

I'll apply this to my comic works... the struggles of an illustrator trying to write, lol... Like several other videos, your advice applies greatly to visual novels...

I think Bradbury’s advice is fantastic and it’s great for people who have a hard time finishing things and/or who feel overwhelmed with starting their “big project.” You can also recognize where you need to improve much easier in my opinion.

Loved your Solarium short story! The "texture" of the prose, if that makes any sense, is amazing. I can't wait to read more from you

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D

@joshuasperling3666

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! "The sky is grainy blue, retro cold. It's vintage hour." literally made me say, out loud, to myself, holy shit that's good!

Well... I've been writing a novel and short stories at the same time and I really loved your video.

To be honest I'm so eager to read Honey Vinegar I can't even...

Hi Shaelin! I just wrote a short story in three days for a competition. I really loved it, and it actually made me rethink the descriptions and language I’ve been using in my novel. Short story writing is so fun!

Thank you. I watched Brandon Sanderson's 2020 lecture #8 before this. A Q&A about fantasy novel world-building. He answered a question about learning to write short stories first and gave a different opinion. I think the missing considerations in the logic are to do with personality traits and what is best for the individual.

Another quality video. Thank you, Shaelin. This was all very illuminating.

Your videos got me back into writing short fiction after your first video about writing short stories. I wrote short stories a ton when I was younger, but stopped as I got older. Getting back into short fiction definitely helped me edit and improve my writing. Your short stories are wonderful, and I can't wait to read a novel length story from you. :)

Another great short story in my top 10 that’s worth the read is by Donald Barthelme titled “City Of Churches” 1972. ~ “Yes," Mr. Phillips said, "ours is a city of churches all right." Cecelia nodded, following his pointing hand. Both sides of the street were solidly lined with churches, standing shoulder to shoulder in a variety of architectural styles. The Bethel Baptist stood next to the Holy Messiah Free Baptist, Saint Paul's Episcopal next to Grace Evangelical Covenant. Then came the First Christian Science, the Church of God, All Souls, Our Lady of Victory, the Society of Friends, The Assembly of God, and the Church of the Holy Apostles. The spires and steeples of the traditional buildings were jammed in next to the broad imaginative flights of the "contemporary" designs. "Everyone here takes a great interest in church matters," Mr. Phillips said. Will I fit in, Cecelia wondered. She had come to Prester to open a branch office of a car-rental concern. "I'm not especially religious," she said to Mr. Phillips, who was in the real-estate business. "Not now," he answered. "Not yet. But we have many fine young people here. You'll get integrated into the community soon enough. The immediate problem is where are you to live? Most people," he said, "live in the church of their choice. All of our churches have many extra rooms. I have a few belfry apartments that I can show you. What price range were you thinking of?" They turned a corner and were confronted with more churches. They passed Saint Luke's, the Church of the Epiphany, All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox, Saint Clement's, Fountain Baptist, Union Congregational, Saint Anargyri's, Temple Emanuel, the First Church of Christ Reformed. The mouths of all the churches were gaping open. Inside, lights could be seen dimly. "I can go up to a hundred and ten," Cecelia said. "Do you have any buildings here that are not churches?" "None," said Mr. Phillips. "Of course, many of our fine church structures also do double duty as something else." He indicated a handsome Georgian façade. "That one," he said, "houses the United Methodist and the Board of Education. The one next to it, which is the Antioch Pentecostal, has the barbershop." It was true. A red-and-white striped barber pole was attached inconspicuously to the front of the Antioch Pentecostal. "Do many people rent cars here?" Cecelia asked. "Or would they, if there was a handy place to rent them?" "Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Phillips. "Renting a car implies that you want to go somewhere. Most people are pretty content right here. We have a lot of activities. I don't think I'd pick the car-rental business if I was just starting out in Prester. But you'll do fine." He showed her a small, extremely modern building with a severe brick, steel, and glass front. "That's Saint Barnabas. Nice bunch of people over there. Wonderful spaghetti suppers." Cecelia could see a number of heads looking out of the windows. But when they saw that she was staring at them, the heads disappeared. Do you think it's healthy for so many churches to be gathered together in one place?" she asked her guide. "It doesn't seem... balanced, if you know what I mean." "We are famous for our churches," Mr. Phillips replied. "They are harmless. Here we are now." He opened a door and they began climbing many flights of dusty stairs. At the end of the climb they entered a good-sized room, square, with windows on all four sides. There was a bed, a table and two chairs, lamps, a rug. Four very large brass bells hung in the exact center of the room. "What a view!" Mr. Phillips exclaimed. "Come here and look." "Do they actually ring these bells?" Cecelia asked. "Three times a day," Mr. Phillips said, smiling. "Morning, noon, and night. Of course when they're rung you have to be pretty quick at getting out of the way. You get hit in the head by one of these babies and that's all she wrote." "God Almighty," said Cecelia involuntarily. Then she said, "Nobody lives in the belfry apartments. That's why they're empty." "You think so?" Mr. Phillips said. "You can only rent them to new people in town," she said accusingly. "I wouldn't do that," Mr. Phillips said. "It would go against the spirit of Christian fellowship." "This town is a little creepy, you know that?" "That may be, but it's not for you to say, is it? I mean, you're new here. You should walk cautiously, for a while. If you don't want an upper apartment, I have a basement over at Central Presbyterian. You'd have to share it. There are two women in there now." "I don't want to share," Cecelia said. "I want a place of my own." "Why?" the real-estate man asked curiously. "For what purpose?" "Purpose?" asked Cecelia. "There is no particular purpose. I just want -." "That's not usual here. Most people live with other people. Husbands and wives. Sons with their mothers. People have roommates. That's the usual pattern." "Still, I prefer a place of my own." "It's very unusual." "Do you have any such places? Besides bell towers, I mean?" "I guess there are a few," Mr. Phillips said, with clear reluctance. "I can show you one or two, I suppose." He paused for a moment. "It's just that we have different values, maybe, from some of the surrounding communities," he explained. "We've been written up a lot. We had four minutes on the 'CBS Evening News' one time. Three or four years ago. 'A City of Churches', it was called." "Yes, a place of my own is essential," Cecelia said, "if I am to survive here." "That's kind of a funny attitude to take," Mr. Phillips said. "What denomination are you?" Cecelia was silent. The truth was, she wasn't anything. I said, what denomination are you?" Mr. Phillips repeated. "I can will my dreams," Cecelia said. "I can dream whatever I want. If I want to dream that I'm having a good time, in Paris or some other city, all I have to do is go to sleep and I will dream that dream. I can dream whatever I want." "What do you dream, then, mostly?" Mr. Phillips said, looking at her closely. "Mostly sexual things," she said. She was not afraid of him. "Prester is not that kind of town," Mr. Phillips said, looking away. The doors of the churches were opening, on both sides of the street. Small groups of people came out and stood there, in front of the churches, gazing at Cecelia and Mr. Phillips. A young man stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone in this town already has a car! There is no one in this town who doesn't have a car!" "Is that true?" Cecelia asked Mr. Phillips. "Yes," he said. "It's true. No one would rent a car here. Not in a hundred years." "Then I won't stay," she said. "I'll go somewhere else." "You must stay," he said. "There is already a car-rental office for you. In Mount Moriah Baptist, on the lobby floor. There is a counter and a telephone and a rack of car keys. And a calendar." "I won't stay," she said. "Not if there's not any sound business reason for staying." "We want you," said Mr. Phillips. "We want you standing behind the counter of the car-rental agency, during regular business hours. It will make the town complete." "I won't," she said. "Not me." "You must. It's essential." "I'll dream," she said. "Things you won't like." "We are discontented," said Mr. Phillips. "Terribly, terribly discontented. Something is wrong." "I'll dream the Secret," she said. "You'll be sorry." "We are like other towns, except that we are perfect," he said. "Our discontent can only be held in check by perfection. We need a car-rental girl. Someone must stand behind that counter." "I'll dream the life you are most afraid of," Cecelia threatened. "You are ours," he said, gripping her. ~ ***excellent review of this story in “ Sitting Bee” ( website devoted exclusively to short story reviews)

Great video. I've found the same. Recently started doing short fiction for the first time, and I learned so much from it. Working on my second novel now, and the scene structure is leagues better than my first because of it. Thanks again, always looking forward to your videos.

My biggest issue is narrowing down a concept after I’ve finally made one up. Hopefully I’ll figure out how to fix that! Great video :)

I really like short stories! I first had the idea years ago that I should write short stories for practice so that I could go through the entire writing process rather than just give up halfway through drafting a novel. I didn't go through with it at first because, at that point, I hadn't read any short stories that I loved, but once I did I was interested in writing short stories not just for practice but because I actually liked the format. I think that gets to your point about how you get the most out of writing short fiction if you actually enjoy it. As for the issue with not having long ideas, you can make a novel out of writing interconnected short stories. I got really into short story cycles, like Drown from Junot Diaz. I really liked that each story tells you more about who the main character is, but they could also stand on their own. Also I think that I heard before that David Mitchell writes novels with multiple narrators because he prefers to write novellas, but since novels are more commercial, he decided to write interconnecting novellas within his novels.

If a person can fool somebody with only a thousand words instead of a hundred thousand, then God bless that person.

Love this video ❤️❤️

You have inspired me to start my own channel and to start giving my own advice. The intro vid is up on my channel now if anyone wants to watch but I wanted to thank you for everything this was an amazing vid

Your hairstyle 👌❤ Also, this video is very helpful. Thank you. 👍

Stream-of-consciousness is my favourite device. I'm excited. Congrats on Solarium. "Sugar high radioactive." Really nice. That's what I like about stream of consciousness. I feel like it facilitates forays into idiosyncratic poetry. Like mainlining impressions directly into the neurons, bypassing interpretive layers.

Taped to my mirror...”Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” Ray Bradbury

this is what a person who wants to write how to write short stories and peoms.

10 I FROM SHORT THINGS LEARNED WRITING STORIES :p loved the video

Do you plan on making an updated line editing video or other types of editing videos?

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

It's not in my immediate plans but it might be something I'll do a bit down the line!

Solarium is a good read.

Love This Video .... And Love You :) . . Really ... 😊

Not sure whether or not Bradbury said it, but Stephen King has definitely said you shouldn't even think about a novel until you are adept at short stories. 🙂

Once your brain goes into flash fiction mode, it can also be hard to write regular length or longer short stories. But I intend to try again, after I'm done with revising my novel. I mean, I must be able to write something that's over 2k words, but not almost 85k, right??? 😀💝

I would like to get into short stories more but it just seems so foreign. :)

Shaelin! (i know this is kind of random) what company did you use when you made physical copies of your novels?

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

CreateSpace but it doesn't exist anymore :(

@faequeen1320

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaelinWrites OK, thanks!

Hey Shaylen! What's up?... I read Solarium and it was pretty astonishing. Nevertheless, I must say that the end it's kinda sudden; and also there is a problem with the sensory images: of the cold water merged with the hot... In the other hand: there is a great caracter develoment and an AMAZING resource with the analogy between death and drugs and love and life and you down there.... ¡So keep writing 'cause the world need you doing what you love! There a lots of aspect that maked it one of my best short storys getting over -for example, but not only-: Allan Poe...

I think my ideas are quite good but my writing is so bad, part of it, i think is bcz of english being my second language or that i haven’t read enough books in my like at least not in english

Shaelin, hey!! I have to ask, is the maximum words for a short story really 7.5k or can it exceed more than that, if so, how much?

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

How long a short story is is a pretty indefinite thing, but yes you can definitely go over 7.5 k! No one can really agree on what makes a short story vs. a novelette vs. a novella vs. just a short novel haha, but I've seen short stories that are as long as 13k words and maybe even longer. Does that technically make it a novelette? I have no clue, but there's no reason to restrict yourself to the 7.5k limit as it's pretty arbitrary!

"10 I From Short Things Learned Writing Stories" Sorry, that's how I read the thumbnail. :3

Zwoooooo

@ammarif618

4 жыл бұрын

She looks like the leader of the German football team with this t-shirt

Dont fool yourself. Great short stories takes months. Robert E. Howard was one of the master of short stories... to get to his calibre is not a 2 day ordeal. You reap what you sow

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what this is referring to. I never said a short story was a two day ordeal so I have no idea where you are getting this. I spend months revising and working on a short story, sometimes years. All I said was that I can write the *first draft* in two days, that is very different. You are just being a little condescending for no reason.

@ge0metr1xx

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaelinWrites Wasnt trying to be condescending at all. Thanks for the awesome channel and thanks for all your great insights

No offense, but (from my own experience so I'm not saying this is universal) winning pieces of writing competitions tend to be the weird, niche stuff. The things that are just ... odd. :)

You're beautiful 😍😊

5:24 Nope it's not true. You can write a novel about the bloody shit you want... the diference is in YOU instead of the process....

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

Of course you can write a novel about whatever you want. All I said was that it's EASIER to experiment with a short story because it's more manageable. You are greatly misinterpreting my point.

@martinbadino626

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaelinWrites Yeah, it is kinda easy hence kinda too boring... and I have never seen the word "great" meaning something like that....

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'kinda easy hence kinda boring', sorry!

@martinbadino626

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaelinWrites Well actually I mean that when you have written a novel: making a short-story plot can feel kinda easy.... I don't know if I would like to edit a short story; nevertheless, I need to learn how to do it with a novel....

You definitely know how to make writing sound really interesting, and sexy 😉

@ShaelinWrites

4 жыл бұрын

nothing I said in this video had any sexual tone or implication, but even if it did, this type of comment would not be invited. you are being creepy.

@JK-eb5li

4 жыл бұрын

@Erika Anne Roth I'm not flirting, I'm just scrolling through my feed, I see shaelins video, click it coz I know she will have something interlectual to say them boom like clock work I think damn she is quality, pretty, passionate and a smartass! you'd be a fool not see that, I can't help it.

I'm being told I don't have to say this... I see no evidence of this. Huh,(?) [Lol (hipitched quick session ending quickly, snicker, start writing this...) Ghost question mark] what am I doing, got distracted. Sounds like something some one else would say right, what are you doing? (Like) Am I responding? I put the like in after for fun! Am I high? Oh right what I was doing. I'm sober now. Why did what was I doing come out as a question, and oh right is huh? Brings me back to the question though. The ten things I learned from writing short stories graphic is perfectly symmetrical from a certain value system. Numerically balanced across the screen on both sides. Paint by numbers? Ignore that clearly gibberish, not something I feel like talking bout'. You could weigh that numerically to scale then right? I always liked how star wars is basically perfectly symmetrical. Its nice graphic. Oh, I took a hit earlier immediately after typing it. Will you delete this if it mentions my legal drug use? If so that's fine. Or was it if its promoting drug use, or is it just because its illegal? Now I want to tell children to do drugs in my comment. Which they shouldn't. Am I on a power trip is this the only control available to me in this "relationship". Or do I just like the idea that this will be deleted and ill disappear from the chats records. On the other hand what if this somehow helped someone? Hmm, you know that videos been a week old for a minute now when's the next one? (Snickers)

I started writing short fic back in May, and I can honestly say it has changed my life. Like, so much. My writing style has evolved so much, and I feel like I've finally found my voice. Ahhh. I love short fiction. (Btw, Solarium killed me and my friends.)