0 words: this idea is great! someone should write it! *I* will write it! it’s going to be brilliant and everyone will adore it
0-500 words: omg writing is so hard i’ve been writing for hours and the numbers never change why am i doing this
500-2000 words: i know i just posted something else recently but clearly i’ve forgotten how to write in the meantime. this is all a disaster i should give up
2000-3000 words: hey waiiiit wait did my characters just do that? where did that scene come from?? THIS IS AMAZING i’m so talented
3000-4000 words: i just read a comment on someone else’s fic and now i want to quit forever because my writing will never make anyone feel that way
4000-5000 words: nah man this is actually awesome i’m in the zoooone everything’s flowing this is going to be beautiful
5000-6000 words: i’m still writing but i’m completely distracted by another idea i just had that would be wayyyy better
50,000 words: what the hell happened