/lit/ - Literature

>>18878245
this, but with the opposite intent

>>16407474
if you feel the self insert you is making the story bland or boring, put other people, your friends or us presidents or the opposite of you in that place.
>I don't know why I cling to the conviction that I shouldn't write something that amounts to a self indulgent fantasy but I do
you can still turn your fantasies into aesthetically pleasing and well composed works of art. it doesnt have to be not self indulgent. it doesnt have to be anything but beautiful to you. its both fullfiling and fun to create something beautiful.
>I've been telling myself for years to turn away from the word processor when I recognize this and go live real life instead of living in my head, but life just turns up nothing. I'm comfortable but it's so bland and it barely feels real.
youve hit truth. its all unreal. treat them as the dreams they are. dont waste your fantasies or real life

you can dissmiss all of that as sappy and naive, but keep your subtle and edit like crazy