I’ve been working with writers for a while now. Y’all like to shorten stuff. You got too much going on in that brain you need to get out into the world to be wasting precious time typing everything out. I’ve compiled some of my favorite time-saving acronyms from my favorite people, writers. Some you’ll be familiar with, others will be new to you. I encourage you to use all of the following:
WIP= Work In Progress
MC= Main Character
MMC=Male Main Character
FMC=Female Main Character
RD= Rough Draft
NW=Needs Work
FD=First Draft
SFD=Shitty First Draft
OOC= Out Of Character
IDK=I Don’t Know
WTF=What The Fuck
NFI=No Fucking Idea
JKMN=Just Kill Me Now
NC=Need Coffee
NMC=Need More Coffee
WHID= What Have I Done
WTHIJIDRNACJ= Who The Hell Is Jerry? I Don’t Remember Naming a Character Jerry.
ORJWTBF=Oh Right Jerry Was The Best Friend
GIKHSIDFLAHTTROTS=Guess I’ll Kill Him Since I Don’t Feel Like Adding Him To The Rest Of The Story
OMGIDYDIDTW= Oh My God I’m Dying Why Did I Decide To Write
KIWF=Kill It With Fire
BIA=Burn It All
OABHCIANBSOHA= Open A Black Hole Crawl Inside And Never Be Seen or Heard Again
Curated from the original Polar Bear Editing blog (2018-09-23). Updated companion guides live under Guides.