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The corner shelf to put all my thoughts down. Or ramble. Just whatever comes to mind. |
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Butt in the seat and now it's time to write. It has been 10 years now. I'd get birthday notifications every year and I'd passively acknowledge the fact that I wanted to put something down. Write a story or put a game together for my friends since I enjoy setting up campaigns for tabletop roleplaying games. The very next thing I'd wind up doing is make some sort of excuse about how life was too complicated to even commit to the idea of putting words on paper. There were a few years where this was closer to true, but it stands that I used excuses to deflect my desire to write. So, it just means that I am pretty much like any other writer I've ever heard of. This craft is so strange for that. Why is it that those of us who find ourselves compelled to create stories are so utterly helpless against our own prejudices at times? "I'm not good enough. Not dedicated enough. Not experienced enough. Not smart enough," blah blah blah. There is something that could account for that terror and stalwart avoidance. The factors of self worth put up against the court of public opinion. Which isn't a new idea, but if you think about it like trying to do stand up comedy it becomes more apparent why there are some of us who shudder at putting ourselves out there. Knowing for sure that there is going to be one person who just dials in on your work, flips the various switches in their mental control center, and then unleashes psychological nuke of criticism so powerful it vitrifies your brains. At least, that's how I see it. It's actually something I've invited people to do to my own stories on purpose. And that has been a good thing in allowing me to write with more confidence since I have faced both strangers and friends accepting scathing criticisms that sharpened up my work. It's worth it. Even if it makes you cringe hard enough that you try to suck your head into your shoulders like a turtle. I guess what I am doing right now is just amping myself up. I want to use this site and make something of a real effort and put myself out there. That said, I'm going to enjoy myself here and glad I never forgot to check in from time to time over the last 10 years. To my future readers, I hope to bring you to new and exciting worlds. That's what I enjoy about writing so much. I can let you enjoy the fantasy of my own making and let you meet the crazy people that live there in the crazy places they live. Let's get to it. |
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