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averm27 t1_jbploh6 wrote

Congrats!!

I've been struggling to finish my book. Started it during mid COVID.

Haven't touched in around 2 months.

While reading it, I was unhappy with a lot of the story, so I deleted almost 100 pages..

From 27 chapters done. Now 15 chapter..

I made a mistake deleting it all, and cannot find them anymore.

Writing is harder and honestly tiresome. I enjoy the hell out of it. Just demoralized, I'll get back into it, hopefully, soon

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Sir-Rager-Penrose t1_jbpk62y wrote

I was on a vape for a few years and quit the beginning of this year. The first month was rough. Second not as bad. Try to honestly track your frustration levels and watch for things that make them go up and down once you quit. Stay curious about it. You control it, you'll learn you always did. I came back to it yesterday and my vape smells like a dry erase marker and my whole body now rejects the idea of nicotine.

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MasudaManiac t1_jbpjg1e wrote

I love this sort of thinking until it goes too far. This is where people get the idea of pulling ones self up by their boot straps. Adversity is good, struggle is good, in a healthy balance. A hurricane is going to completely fuck anything in its path up. Doesn’t matter how strong the tree, or the boat, or the people on the boat.

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Kristofmorrow OP t1_jbpisal wrote

Simon and schuster were purchased by Harper Collins and those who retail their product are often dying. though some bookstores do thrive, I find it to be rare. Media distributed directly to an audience from the source is the future. Like we’re seeing with video games and other media content, the bloom of indie content people discover some has a great deal of cultural value. This is only simulated in a traditional publisher’s boardroom.

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