cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1752885
From the article:
There are a lot of stories already out there, but there can never be too many of YOUR stories out there.
Being unique isn’t about telling a story that has never been told, it is about telling a story from a perspective people can both relate to and learn from.
No one writes like you write. You may have a style inspired by other writers and stories you love, but there is only one you, and only one voice through which the stories you write are told.
If you are thinking about giving up because of something someone else did or said (or didn’t say or didn’t do), take some time to consider your choice. No one technically has the right to tell you which dream you can and cannot follow, and anyone who tries is just not nice.
One bad day is not enough of a reason to give up. Not two bad days or two bad weeks or two bad years, either. Life is rough, and it’s tough to handle. But that does not mean you have to stop writing — or that, if you do, your hiatus has to last forever.
Just because multiple people aren’t constantly praising you for your work does not mean you aren’t doing good work. Much of the work you will do as a writer will go unnoticed by the masses. This is the way of things. Keep doing good work.
(More of the article in the link up-top.)
My thoughts:
Tbh, I might give my writing a backseat.
I'm doing too many things as it is and I want to do less and just focus on what I want to do (and not what I feel I have to do).
Plus, what I excel at so far will pay dividends down the road; I don't know if I'm ready to write a novel or not.