Jun 15, 2025
I don't know why but i can relate to everything you said. I mean, i know why because i had a similar experience only difference is when i wrote my story in school everyone freaking hated it and it took me a while to get over it and i only wrote for myself. Then i found this website and got the courage to post cause it was online and i thought it would be easier.
but then i started comparing the views and likes i got which really discouraged me at first. It was tough and i considered shrinking my story bit to fit in the contest timeline but I'm glad i didn't and yeah I'm not too sure about doing any more contests but we'll see.
I guess i realized that it doesn't really matter if people get what i'm writing because at the end of the day, it makes me happy and that's why i'm writing anyway. I was lucky to get a few dare i say, friends in this site who sometimes comment on my chapters which is a good feeling i guess. One of my "friends' here actually blends english and his own native language then includes like a translation at the end of chapters which i think is quite great. just a suggestion if you're gonna go that route.
Sorry for the long rumbling, i Just read like two of this chapters and it felt like it was myself talking in a way, i don't know it was weird and it was good to see that i wasn't the only having these thoughts and feelings..... Good luck on your writing journey
