{"id":12520,"date":"2020-04-28T21:15:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/2020\/04\/28\/napowrimo-21\/"},"modified":"2020-04-28T21:15:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:45:46","slug":"napowrimo-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/28\/napowrimo-21\/","title":{"rendered":"You Told Me Once You Write #NaPoWriMo Day 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

You told me once you write
I told you I do too
Did I make the cut in one of your stories?
How long did it take for me to become the villain?
Or worse
Did you end up making me a side character?
When you chose a different heroine
Don’t ask me about the story I write
I’m a sentimental fool
I don’t assign roles to people
They mean to me what they always did
I don’t edit my memory of them
My tale is better anyway
I have a habit of leaving stories unfinished
So that my characters don’t leave me
But that’s not the case with you
You are in a hurry to publish
You can’t wait to know how it ends
Which is why you don’t hold on
Which is why you edit characters
As per your convenience
But when will you understand?
There’s no such thing as a perfect story
No one likes cliches
So don’t write one
Don’t be one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Tavleen <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with me on <\/strong>Instagram<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Twitter<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Goodreads<\/a><\/strong> | Tumblr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Continue reading ➞ You Told Me Once You Write #NaPoWriMo Day 21<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[319,320,500],"class_list":["post-12520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-writings","tag-napowrimo","tag-napowrimo-2020","tag-write-up"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12386,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/02\/napowrimo-day-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":12520,"position":0},"title":"#NaPoWriMo Day 1","date":"April 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"My daddy told me he has always lived an honest livingLike his own dad didIn other words, don't screw someone over.Karma is debatable but why test it? Perhaps this is why I could never understandHow could someone step over the deservingOr grab their prizeBut most of all, rejoice in their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Writings"","img":{"alt_text":"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is img_20200401_203311_796-1.jpg","src":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/04\/img_20200401_203311_796-1.jpg?w=350&h=200&crop=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12492,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/17\/memory-napowrimo-day-14\/","url_meta":{"origin":12520,"position":1},"title":"Memory – #NaPoWriMo Day 14","date":"April 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Memory is fickleYou remember the times I turned you awayYou don't remember the times I listened.Even though they were more Memory is misleadingIt wasn't that I was over reactingAt your small mistakeI was reactingTo all the times you hurt meBecause I couldn't not-react anymore Memory is traitorousIt's been a whileAnd\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Writings"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200416_204643_272.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12532,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/29\/i-put-my-dreams-on-hold-napowrimo-day-25\/","url_meta":{"origin":12520,"position":2},"title":"I Put My Dreams On Hold #NaPoWriMo Day 25","date":"April 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I put my dreams on hold.I tie my shoelaces and straighten my shirt.To deal with my reality.The small and exhausting tasks of my existence.They give me nothing.Yet, they are necessary.I put my dreams on hold.I just hope while I'm living my life.They don't fly away. - Tavleen Connect with me\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Writings"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200425_223919_123-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12523,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/29\/napowrimo-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":12520,"position":3},"title":"What If I Run Out Of Words? #NaPoWriMo Day 22","date":"April 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I wonder if I'll ever run out of wordsSometimes I fear I will run out of wordsBut if I doWill you still stay?When I'm stumbling over lettersWhen I'm lost and numbWhen I don't know if I'll ever get my voice backAre we capable of enjoying each other's silence?Or will it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Writings"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200423_000642_866-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13563,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/03\/at-3-oclock-late-napowrimo-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":12520,"position":4},"title":"At 3 o’clock late – #NaPoWriMo 3","date":"April 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"It started years ago.You talked my ear off.But you listened just the same.They're right when they say,You should take things slow. It all went wrong,When you threw in my face,The words I had whispered.To no one but you,At 3 o'clock late. I was to be blamed,But not for what you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Writings"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nnnnNapo3.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12527,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/29\/hollow-napowrimo-day-23\/","url_meta":{"origin":12520,"position":5},"title":"Hollow #NaPoWriMo Day 23","date":"April 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"HollowStrange word, isn't it?What does it remind you of?Promises?We've all been made thoseI'm an admirer of wordsBut even I throw away those that fall flat.We live with hollownessIt's built-in into our systemsDon't lie, when was the last time you didn't ache for something?Strange word, isn't it?Maybe that is why.It's always\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Writings"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200424_022714_058.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}