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When, however long it takes, you find that inner strength to push through that line of thought, I can't wait to see what you write. I'm rooting for you!
Thank you. You can actually see it in a random fanfiction I wrote years and years ago:
You can only get rejected IF you choose to submit! If you write for yourself it doesn't matter how awful the first draft is - trust me, published writers first drafts are usually pretty terrible, the first draft is about finding the story and the characters, it's your ideas forming on the page - what you read in a book has been through perhaps 10 or 20 edits, it can take years before a book is ready even to leave the writers desk and be submitted. So write it first, expect to be awful and then make it better, that's what rewriting is. If you've ideas, let them loose in a notebook, don't worry about writing a whole book, write a few hundred words and see where it takes you :)
Oh my gosh! It's great! I'm super impressed 👏
Thank you for reading! I know there can be mistakes because English isn't my first language, but I don't want to focus on them. I hate to be this perfectionist person I am, because that is what doesn't allow me to try and suck, to make it better with hard work. I promise I'm in theraphy for this, I may wake up one day, not being scared of the blank page anymore, and just sit let my mind speak through my fingers. I hope it is soon enough.
Of course! As far as I could tell, there aren't any mistakes, which is again, super impressive. It's good to hear that you're working on that, it's always good to have something to improve on and to overcome. I know you can push through it, no matter how long it takes.
If it isn't too personal a question, may I ask what your first language is? I myself have attempted to learn another language but so far it hasn't gone very well.
Thank you so much for reading and your encouragement! By the way, my first language is Spanish
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When, however long it takes, you find that inner strength to push through that line of thought, I can't wait to see what you write. I'm rooting for you!
Thank you. You can actually see it in a random fanfiction I wrote years and years ago:
You can only get rejected IF you choose to submit! If you write for yourself it doesn't matter how awful the first draft is - trust me, published writers first drafts are usually pretty terrible, the first draft is about finding the story and the characters, it's your ideas forming on the page - what you read in a book has been through perhaps 10 or 20 edits, it can take years before a book is ready even to leave the writers desk and be submitted. So write it first, expect to be awful and then make it better, that's what rewriting is. If you've ideas, let them loose in a notebook, don't worry about writing a whole book, write a few hundred words and see where it takes you :)
Oh my gosh! It's great! I'm super impressed 👏
Thank you for reading! I know there can be mistakes because English isn't my first language, but I don't want to focus on them. I hate to be this perfectionist person I am, because that is what doesn't allow me to try and suck, to make it better with hard work. I promise I'm in theraphy for this, I may wake up one day, not being scared of the blank page anymore, and just sit let my mind speak through my fingers. I hope it is soon enough.
Of course! As far as I could tell, there aren't any mistakes, which is again, super impressive. It's good to hear that you're working on that, it's always good to have something to improve on and to overcome. I know you can push through it, no matter how long it takes.
If it isn't too personal a question, may I ask what your first language is? I myself have attempted to learn another language but so far it hasn't gone very well.
Thank you so much for reading and your encouragement! By the way, my first language is Spanish
Thank you for your kind words, Sam! Honestly, I don't really write anymore. I know I should write for myself, because I believe in the story I'm telling, and everything. I've already heard that so many times! Writing hasn't really left me, I kind of still want to, the idea of writing a fantasy series keeps nudging me every chance it gets. But I simply cannot stop the thought of "this isn't worthy, I have no chance to get published, it's wasted energy, because all my efforts will only get rejected or forgotten in the slush pile". I know I shouldn't think like that, but after learning what a viper nest the publishing industry is, that turns art into just another business, it's just too much for me. My lingering depression and anxiety stop my projects before they even start, and I have no way out of it. It's like a vicious circle, in which I decide to start, and the moment I sit to do it, I just think it isn't worthy, because it won't get published, anyway. I still admire all the writers out there who don't think like this and can power through the negativity. Again, I haven't abandoned the idea of being a writer, I know I'm a storyteller at heart, but my struggle with indecision and fear of rejection is too great to even dare to put words on a page. I may do it someday, when I find the courage to move on from paralyzing fear and discouragement, for so far, I'm stuck. It sucks, but it is true.