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Is there anything more terrifying than staring at a blank page?

>> No.7383303

death

>> No.7383307

>>7383301
Staring at a page and realizing that all of the writing on it is shit.

>> No.7383324

"This page intentionally left blank."

>> No.7383344

>>7383307
this

it's like reminiscing on your life and realizing your only regret is not having killed yourself sooner

>> No.7383345

>>7383307
This. That moment just before you tip over the edge of thinking "this is all bad"

>> No.7383354
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>>7383344
my only regret was not checking these dubs sooner

>> No.7383924

cause I've got a blank space baby and I'll write a literary masterpiece!

>> No.7383942

there's nothing more sexy than a blank page

>> No.7383947

>>7383307
yep.

>> No.7384382

>>7383301
A 6'5" negro running straight toward you wearing nothing but an erect penis and a smile.

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>>7383307

>> No.7384426

>>7383301
the inevitable downfall of western civilization at the hands of the Judeo-marxo-islamo-feminist enemy

>> No.7384512

>>7383301
ghosts are pretty scary

>> No.7384516

If you look at a blank page and feel scared, and not excited that you have a fresh sheet to work with, maybe you're not cut out for writing.

>> No.7384537

>>7383307
I'm 8 pages into an essay about Thomas Paine and anarchism and I'm feeling this really hard. I can't even get myself to finish it because my writing is complete shit and the topic is overly pretentious for a 200 level American lit course. But it's due tomorrow so I'm fucked.

>> No.7384563

>>7383307
I'll top this and say the first page of a short story that I've rewritten three ways already and am still unsatisfied, but unsure what actually works anymore. I just can't let go.

>> No.7384571

>>7384563
My tip: scrap it. I've focused so much time into one thing so many times, and it only leads to a sort of stagnation.

>> No.7384580

>>7384571
I've left it and returned 6 months, a year later. Condensed it, changed POV,... I like the concept so I can't fully scrap it... I think I may go from short story to a novel, or have it as a side plot in a bigger work.

>> No.7384599

>>7384537

I am right there with you, man. I just finished off an essay on White Noise that makes me sick to even look at.

>> No.7384605

>>7383301
protip: title it "warm up exercise" so you can feel free to write whatever

you can take out the good parts later to revise