Dealing with Loneliness · 12:38pm May 2nd
If you don't know or haven't read my last blog, I stopped actively writing stories on Fimfiction. I'm still logged in and always check my noticaticions every day, but of course I'm not writing so I'm not really expecting any comments on stories, though I have seen a few people add a few of my stories to bookshelves and my immediate thought was "why" why would they want to add ME to their shelf?
Then I realized, rather sadly that I am depressed about writing. For me writing has always been a HUGE part of my life. I published my own in real life novel (Non-pony) called A Wolf's Journey. I never really could advestise it properly so it never really went anywhere.
For the longest time, my big goal for Fimfiction was to actually get Equestria Daily to approve one of my stories and display it on their site. To me, that was as much of a sign that I could write great content for all of you. The story that got there....was Try. If you know, you know.
*clears throat*
To anyone out there, if you aren't hanging on Fimfiction nowadays, where are you hanging out? I'm in multiple discord groups for pony stuff, yet Struggling to find a space where I feel like my presence there actually means something other than just being a number on a member list.
I realize that I'm shy and socially awkward and I do apologize for that but I am really trying to be better. So the bait is out there, let's see if I can catch a frog.
*huggles*
I'm still here and on Discord of course, I'm just happy to still have ya around to talk to. You're always fun to hang with.
I do not know you super well Nailah if at all, but I know the feeling. I'm glad to be a friendly ear/voice if ya ever want to chat.
It is awesome that you published, that alone is a major accomplishment, even in just having enough written to feel comfortable publishing, and I'll have to give that story of yours a look .
Best wishes-Talo
*hugs* Sorry, Nailah. I can empathize. I still hang out on Discord, but I'm probably gonna leave the Barcast server soon.
I feel for ya. I'm an antisocial recluse in real life, except for a wonderful wife (who is similar, so likes do attract). I write mostly because I've become addicted to having creativity inside that I need to express, and since I'm shy socially, that leaves out acting, singing, skywriting, etc... You have to realize that for the last 40 years or so, my sole audience has been my wife, my kids (the poor things), and my Dungeons and Dragons group. Then ten years ago, I found a new
group of victimsaudience who actually liked what I wrote, so even if I eventually wind up with an audience of ten or twenty people, that's moving the decimal point quite a ways.