Me when I start a new story: "THIS IS THE STORY I WAS BORN TO TELL IT'LL BE FIFTY BOOKS AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND PAGES LONG WITH A MILLION CHARACTERS WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE BACKSTORIES AND IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY OF IT PLANNED OUT I'LL MAKE IT UP AS I GO AND"
Me three months later: "I would chop off my hand if it meant I could write literally anything besides this stupid story."
Me three months later: "I would chop off my hand if it meant I could write literally anything besides this stupid story."