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Grim Vision of Things to Come
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
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I wish you luck in finding solutions and getting past this.
--- Quote ---Now, I live by the philosophy of "Life sucks, deal with it." I believe counseling is helpful to those who really need it, but personally, I feel like admitting that I need counseling is a defeat. I wasn't raised that way...it's hard for me to lay down and admit weakness.
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I know the feeling. fwiw, one of the simple little things that helped me get to the point of finding appropriate sorts of help in a somewhat similar situation was reminding myself that perfection's not a human thing, so stop expecting it of myself.
Craz:
Well, I really contemplated that I would never become a professional writer, but a beacon of hope came when my own mother actually got a book deal (non-fiction, but still, it was a two-book deal!), and I'm inspired.
blgarver:
Wow. I can't imagine my parents doing something awesome like that. Well, my dad is trying to become a pro musician, but still...I would drop a load in my pants I think if it happened.
Josh:
Funny thing, Craz. My mother also managed to get published this last year, also nonfiction. There's that advice saying to never show your work to family members, especially the mother, because they won't give good editing advice, right? Wrong. Any page sent to her comes back streaked with red.
meg_evonne:
uhhh, you're 25? Can great fiction come from someone who has their whole life ahead of them? Okay, really didn't mean that--but you are so young, you've got lots of time--do what you do and improve on it, work on it, learn about your craft. That is writing. Wait, did you specifically mean published? That begs a deeper question, can only people who publish be considered a writer? I don't think so, IMHO. Personally I'm so pleased that Mom age people are getting published, gives one hope. :D
Two edged sword. People who are satisfied, are happy. People who are dis-satisfied, are unhappy. People who are satisified--rarely get ahead or published, IMHO.
Keep on writing!
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