Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit
The title says it all.
This is something that all writers at some point and something that keeps on getting brought up a lot. I am a new writer and I often get frustrated by that because picture this, people can read my fanfiction stories (which often times do not get that many views), yet when it is time for my original works, good luck to me on that one because who the fuck cares?
As I am writing this, part of me just wants to give up completely and go find some job somewhere (a job that may not pay me well and will be filled with toxic folks that will worsen my already fragile mental health).
My family do not help matters as they place a lot of pressure on me to succeed and make money quick. Yet, when I tell them what I am interested in, they never ever give me the support. To them, nothing I ever do is enough.
I do not know what else to do now because Lord knows how many days I keep praying for a breakthrough of sorts. Maybe I am not patient enough. I don’t know. But what I do know is that, this path I have chosen for myself confuses the hell out of me.
I feel lonely and part of me does not want to give up and keep writing. But where do I go from here? I am tired of the way I am treated in real life and I blame myself for all this.
But that brings me to a very interesting question; one that I am sure a lot of writers would have asked themselves at some point. Are you less of a writer even if you have no audience? I guess the right answer boils down to one thing: passion.
I have always dreamt of being a journalist or writer at some point in my life but did not know where to start. So I guess I do consider myself a writer regardless of my current standing.
