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[RL][Writing][Bad brain stuff] had kind of a rough weekend... just needed a space to talk about it a little bit.
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Got a message Saturday morning from someone I know with a link...
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Long story short, it was a group of people mocking some of my writing, some fanfic stuff I’d posted online.
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It... really stung. It late because I don’t know these people and don’t know why they felt compelled to do it, and in part because some of the stuff they ripped felt kinda legit.
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I also came across someone who mentioned one of my stories in a post about “I’ll read bad fic for my rarepair!” so... yeah.
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If the past week at work hadn’t been such a shitshow I’m not sure it would have bugged me as much as it did.
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But I can’t deny that, beyond a few random meme tags, I haven’t opened the word processor.
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I dunno... I’m feeling better but, at the same time, I’m having some self doubt about how good I really am.
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And it’s just... a lot of negativity and not a lot of encouragement and interest feels like it should be a sign.
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I’m pushing past some of it, and hopefully that improvement will continue.
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I guess I just wish I had more writing friends who could offer s pick me up when I need it.
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And I guess I’ll leave it at that, So this doesn’t dissolve into my complaining about stuff.
Zee
...why the hell do people feel the need to do this
Zee
tbh I understand that feeling; I've had my stuff torn apart behind my back before. but honestly people that do that sort of thing really aren't worth much respect because eugh
Zee
and that may sound harsh but what kind of person do you have to be to take joy in tearing someone else down?
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The sad thing is, I really do believe they're people who are doing it because of their own pain.
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Like... they can't create for whatever reason, so they need to tear other people down.
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I'm feeling a bit better after another night of sleep and a chance to think on things a little more... ultimately, I think I need to learn how to brush off their nonsense.
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Not give them any power over what I do.
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Yeah!
Zee
it can be really easy to let that get to you but ultimately it's that very thing that isn't worth the time or energy