Yeah, I need "help". I need to "see somebody". Like I said, I have been seeing somebody for elleven or so years and that "help" ended some six...
Thanks for the new replies. I'm still processing, still working it out. I know it's an amazing thing to have actually written a book - albeit...
Ok, time to make things clear, now that I'm a little more calm and collected. 1. I'm aware I have problems. I've been in therapy for twelve...
This is starting to sound like every thread I've ever posted on any forum... Does that mean that I'm just an a-hole or that there is something...
Yes, I agree. The thing to do is to keep writing. Just power through. I KNOW that if I could just keep writing, no matter what, I would make it. I...
Maybe you don't, but I do. In order to spend hours of my day sitting down and dedicating all my attention to a made-up story, I need the...
No, they didn't say it "needs work". They said I had a bit to go before they would consider publishing (btw the same thing they said four years...
But I don't WANT to quit. That's the problem. I want to write. But how can I write when I'm told I shouldn't? I don't want to give up, but it's...
I.e. I've been writing for seven years, and this is NOT my first rejection letter. But it might be my last.
Yes, I know I'm whining and whinging. I'm aware of that. THAT'S the problem. Those things don't improve with more rejection, do they? Huh? If you...
I know I'm doing what's called "emotional blackmail" here, but to be truthful: I feel my sobriety is seriously threatened here. Why should I stay...
Hard to see what I'm typing through the tears, but: I got the official rejection letter today. Of the 13 short stories, ONE was sort of good. But...
Thanks for all the replies. I'll try and reply more after easter. But: Pity? Yes. But no, I don't think the world "owes" me anything, but I AM...
No, just tired ears. Heard that line too many times. You know what's funny? The other day I was thinking to myself: As a writer I need to turn my...
At the moment it is hopeless to write. I have zero confidence. I'm pretty sure I'm done with writing for the next 365 days. I'm even angry that...
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