The Not Happy Thread

I'm gonna be a bitch Ash, sorry.

Suck it up, girl. Plunk your ass in the chair and write until it makes sense again because you are good. You know you are, otherwise you'd never have been published at all. Shove the self-doubt back down where it belongs and get to work. (and I truly do mean that in the most loving way possible )

 

^ Thanks all, I know it's all true. Last night I sat and kept going and eventually - once I stopped worrying so much about the qualitify of every damn word- it started flowing.

I think I'm just scared of getting it going incase it's all a load of crap; same worries everyone who writes have. I just hope I don't end up writing 80-100k of poop.

 

Well that's not gonna happen. You've already got 8k of great material.

 

^ Keep going, Ashleigh Just keep going. Look at your ideas, love them, and write them the way you want them to be written.

I live with this same fear practically everyday. It sucks. But I just keep writing, hoping that my next idea will be better than the first. And if I look back on my last ten ideas for novels, I can see that they are getting better. Well enough that I still want to stay with them after the first few weeks

Haha, I actually have a huge folder on my memory card entitled, "Just a bunch of crap." But the ideas are in there. I just need to sift through the dirt.

 

My mom keeps getting pissed at me because she keeps telling me things but I legitimately don't understand what her point is/what shes trying to get me to do. It's not like I'm trying to get out of something, I legitimately dont understand. I'm so sick of arguing and stressing

 

Of course you don't feel like going anywhere when its regarding me. Here I am hot and tired and also still a little sick, and you don't want to go anywhere. But last week you were so keen on going with your boyfriend every living where. While I stayed at home and cleaned up after your mess. I was basically your personal butler and shepherd around your mess. You don't give me the decency of respect. And you don't want to go anywhere. Fine by me. Don't expect me to feel like doing things for you.

[sorry about this. a rant]

 

I'm having work done on my house. It was supposed to coincide with my vacation last week. It didn't. I've spent the week in a lousy hotel. My computer is out of reach until I'm home, so I've been stuck using an ancient one. Also I misplaced my ipod during my trip, so I haven't been able to listen to music in days. It is not a fun time.

 

I've.quickly.learned.that.a.cup.of.tea.and.a.keyboard.don't.really.agree.with.one.another.as.it.equals.no.space.bar.no.caps.lock.and.several.sticky.letters.FML.I.need.to.buy.a.new.one.lol

It.also.throws.in.random.spacing.in.some.sentences!!

 

We can't just get a long?

I really don't like reviewing certain opinion based threads (I'll keep my mouth shut as to which ones) and notice that one member spends the entire time making the topic one big joke. Things like this is why I keep ideas to myself on sites, but right now I am far more upset than I should be regarding this...

 

My mom has done this at times, too, but in general it's actually normal for moms to do, I think. They want you to feel like you're making your own decisions, but in reality they are trying to help and encourage you to do what they advise (because they think their way is better, which is debatable). It's sort of convoluted, but you'll understand it better with time, and I do mean with time. Sorry, to hear that, yellow, but it does get better. You'll see

That doubly sucks! Hope things straighten out.

 

It does however make for an entertaining way to read your posts. And when you DO get a new one it will be doubly fun to listen to you complain about the new habit you've developed of.writing.like.this.so.people.can.understand.you

 

Well, at least you have your period to keep you - sane(?), LaGs. And now you know for SURE that tea won't leave you spacey.

 

I am officially not playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare again. Apparently this game makes me feel uneasy, so...I'm gonna shelf it and go play Mass Effect.

 

This ^ made me lol

 

I wish I had more free time to write.

 

I wish you had more free time to write

 

I'm not happy with my music at all

I need something fresh to get me going again

 

THIS. I wish I had more free time in general.

 

Im upset and stressed and tired and overwhelmed, but I shouldn't be. I feel like I'm just exaggerating things that I should be able to handle and the fact that I'm not is just making me a complainer and a bit of a crybaby...which makes me feel worse

 

^ Yellow, definitely don't think that! My experience is that if you're downplaying how you feel, you most assuredly are stressed/overworked/emotionally exhausted. People do that all the time, you just have to let your mind and your body rest a bit. Don't stress, especially if its about pleasing everyone around you. (I don't know if it is, but I've had that before and it sucks)

 

The ignore button is your best friend. My WF life is far more peaceful now that I've finally utilized it.

*hugs* I get like that sometimes, and it's hard to cut yourself some slack and just let yourself be upset and stressed for a little bit, but I think that's what you should do. I hope you feel better!!

 

I'm on edge right now, haven't heard from someone today. It always makes me worried when i don't here from her.

 

Me too XD And the sun isn't shining. argh!!!

 

Hope you hear from them soon. I hate that.

 

I hate, hate, HATE it when customers are rude at my job. I know it's my job to help you out, but some kind of thanks or acknowledgement would be lovely instead of some mumbled half-word or a nod.

AND FOR GOD SAKES STOP ASKING FOR PAPER BAGS. THERE IS NOTHING I HATE MORE.

I hate when people talk on their cell phones in the checkout line, too. I'm all, 'Hi, how are you, would you like paper or plastic, yadda yadda " and they're just blabbing on their cell phones and not even replying to my questions. Hate it when they do that.