Some stories will never work

That doesn’t mean you wasted your time.

Not every idea turns into a finished piece. Some stories stall out. Others fall apart on the page. And a few just don’t land and never will.

That’s not failure. That’s growth as a writer.

Every “failed” draft sharpens your instincts.

Every abandoned project teaches you something about structure, pacing, voice, etc.

Writing is never wasted. It’s practice. It's a discovery.

It’s all practice. It’s all discovery.

Let go. Move on. Use what you learned. And write the next damn thing.