May 11, 2025
To:Mara
I do agree. For the most part, people here pour their hearts into their stories, and I do find that an amazing thing. There are countless worlds that have been created on this platform, some that can exist in the same world and others that contrast vastly with reality. But recently, I think the dread of realizing that a lot of these stories will go unheard has overpowered that fascination.
Admittedly, that first statement of this chapter (“you cannot save everyone”) feels like something I tried to deny so hard on here. I don’t believe I was altruistic, but I did wish that the stories I’ve read on this platform would gain traction and find themselves into the greater world. So the dread of voicelessness has overpowered the joy of witnessing creation. And I am aware that this sounds a bit close minded, 
There are obvious flaws with this mindset I can see even now.
Perhaps you would like reading the protagonist’s early stories, but I suppose the issue would be the execution. I think that’s what I personally have come to believe: execution often is the dealbreaker of stories. I believe this to be true ESPECIALLY for long form stories. The longer a story goes, the harder it becomes to carry the story with pure heart. That, I think, is the “gap” that is very difficult to cross as a novice writer.
I apologize in advance for the length of the comment, haha. I often wrote comments at this length in the past, but I’ve been trying to be more careful…
I guess that's what really matters here haha
