The Desire For Acceptance

As humans, we have a general desire to be liked. With people we meet, we wonder what their impression is of us. Even with friends and family, we sometimes wonder how they view us.

We talk about something, and wonder how people interpret what we're saying. Sometimes we worry that we're not explaining something well, or that our words or actions might be misinterpreted. There are times when we feel comfortable in our own skin, and times when we think, "I just said the stupidest thing ever, and I have to go dig a hole now and hide in it forever."

'Sarah's Scribbles' by Sarah Andersen.

Labelling Writing Notes

As a writer, I have a lot of files that are dedicated to random notes. Some of them have perfectly logical names, like "Joseline characters" or "short story outlines". Others are a tad more... odd. Below are some notes relating to stories and blog posts.

Considering this is what I name some of my general notes and reminders, you can imagine what the writing-related ones look like.

Working Titles

When starting stories or blog posts, I sometimes give them the most ridiculous or silly titles. But it's so much fun, how can I resist? So, I thought I'd make a compilation of some of these gems for your amusement.

Museum of Placeholder Names

During the writing process, you sometimes need to name things, like a place or a character, but have nothing in mind. So you write a placeholder, often crummy and lacking in originality, then leave it there until you have something better. Other times, you write what you thought was a permanent name, then change your mind later. Here's a list of placeholders and rejected names, along with their origins.