Archive - Sophie's Scribbles

You should write, even if it's only for yourself

Lessons learned from a past self, along with some early 2000s nostalgia

Jan 30 •

December 2024

The prestige trap

All the ways the world conspires to make us feel lesser

Dec 9, 2024 •

September 2024

In pursuit of an ideal

once upon a time i wanted to be an author

Sep 3, 2024 •

June 2024

Being a published author has changed the way I approach books

how do you get lost in a story when you can see behind the curtain?

Jun 25, 2024 •

May 2024

I hate transitions

packing up my life and feeling a little creatively aimless

May 8, 2024 •

April 2024

Is there a cap on talent?

navigating the post-debut hangover

Apr 1, 2024 •

February 2024

watch this potato make her debut upon the literary scene

Feb 12, 2024 •

December 2023

tell me something true

you don't have to feel every single thing you write

Dec 15, 2023 •

November 2023

knowledge as the enemy of completion

sometimes you just have to do the thing and not think too hard about it

Nov 10, 2023 •

September 2023

Disposing of the fear

when did writing become so scary?

Sep 13, 2023 •

July 2023

Remembering the first draft of Women of Good Fortune

coming to terms with releasing my book baby to the wild

Jul 5, 2023 •

May 2023

The life of the online writer

and why it's okay to be lonely

May 22, 2023 •

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