They say we feel negative emotions more strongly than positive ones. Maybe that explains why when I receive anything vaguely resembling negative criticism on my written work, I get unreasonably nervous.
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Catgirl System is Now Live…!! (Plus a Brief Writing Update)
That’s right. I’ve started posting it online and slathering additional secret chapters on Patreon. Now that the advertising is out of the way, I can move on to…reflection!
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When I have a really successful week followed by a slack one, it’s like New Me seeing Old, More Successful Me across the backyard fence. New Me struggles to assemble a pool while Old Me happily trims the bushes.
“Hidely-ho, neighborino!” says Old Me.
“RRRAAAAAUGH!” screams New Me as the pool explodes.
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I thought the world of tables would be simple, straightforward. Instead, it is unfolding into a nightmare, corrupting me.
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I declare that my creative zest is at an all-time low.
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Recently I realized that I like to repeat not just character types, but character ensembles. And my lack of creativity scared me.
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I wiped out hard this holiday season.
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So you’ve written 500 pages of your novel. Problem: you need a hundred more before you finish. And it’s really wearing on you.
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This is a free sample of the update posts I’ll now be uploading to my Patreon monthly. Check it out!!
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