Write It Down Before It Vanishes: A Writer’s Truth | Writing Tips

Have you ever been sitting idle—maybe scrolling through your phone, staring at the ceiling, or simply daydreaming—and suddenly, without warning, a thought flashes through your mind? A perfect sentence, an image, an idea. It arrives out of nowhere, and you feel an undeniable pull to capture it. If you’ve ever had that moment, then you already know one of the golden truths of writing: When you feel the urge to write—write. Immediately. Hello, lovely readers. Welcome back to another post by Mankum , where today I’m going to share just one truth I’ve come to trust more than any rule: If something inside you wants to be written, don't wait. Write it now. ✨ Inspiration Doesn’t Wait—And Neither Should You The thoughts that visit us aren’t always polite. They don’t ask if we’re free or if we have our laptop ready. They just show up —unpredictable, spontaneous, wild. And when they do, if we don’t catch them, they vanish just as suddenly as they came. As Elizabeth Gilbert writes in Big M...