You're in good company. Pitting myself against the machine isn't my idea of a good time. This is just something I do; a place to inject my pathos. Readers are the final metric and greatest reward.
I can relate to that more than you might think! I'm a bit of a hillbilly too, an Italian one :) I find inspiration walking through the woods and fields around my home. Right now it's spring and with the flowers blooming and nature waking up again, that's when my best ideas tend to appear, or at least I think they're my best ideas XD Like you, I write because I need to. I've quit jobs, changed direction more times than I can count, and often felt out of place or alone. But when I'm writing, I feel alive. Maybe that's why I keep doing it. I hope one day it can become my job✨
Sometimes feel like an outsider? You're certainly not alone; creative people are inward seeking, misunderstood and even feared since looking inward is scary and foreign to lots of folks. The bane of creators, alone in a crowd.
My luxury is treating Substack like writing letters to home, (no pressure) and since I never run out of things to say, it's easy for me; no comparison, no competition, no performance anxiety. Consequently, my own writing is by far my favorite, and yours might be the same for you. So, you see, you're farther along than you put on.
Thank you, it means a lot✨ Sometimes social platforms can feel like a very crowded place, yet we still end up carrying our doubts alone😅That’s why I appreciate conversations like this ✨
I'm in the same boat, not comfortable on social media platforms. I put some novels on amazon and didn't advertise as I should have so no one knew they were there. I understand that facebook, amazon, and Bookbub ads are probably the best way to do that, but of course that takes time and money. It's also tough now to get traction unless you're writing in a popular genre, which I'm not. So I do it for the joy of it.
You're in good company. Pitting myself against the machine isn't my idea of a good time. This is just something I do; a place to inject my pathos. Readers are the final metric and greatest reward.
Just a hillbilly who can read and write.
I can relate to that more than you might think! I'm a bit of a hillbilly too, an Italian one :) I find inspiration walking through the woods and fields around my home. Right now it's spring and with the flowers blooming and nature waking up again, that's when my best ideas tend to appear, or at least I think they're my best ideas XD Like you, I write because I need to. I've quit jobs, changed direction more times than I can count, and often felt out of place or alone. But when I'm writing, I feel alive. Maybe that's why I keep doing it. I hope one day it can become my job✨
Sometimes feel like an outsider? You're certainly not alone; creative people are inward seeking, misunderstood and even feared since looking inward is scary and foreign to lots of folks. The bane of creators, alone in a crowd.
My luxury is treating Substack like writing letters to home, (no pressure) and since I never run out of things to say, it's easy for me; no comparison, no competition, no performance anxiety. Consequently, my own writing is by far my favorite, and yours might be the same for you. So, you see, you're farther along than you put on.
Thank you, it means a lot✨ Sometimes social platforms can feel like a very crowded place, yet we still end up carrying our doubts alone😅That’s why I appreciate conversations like this ✨
I'm in the same boat, not comfortable on social media platforms. I put some novels on amazon and didn't advertise as I should have so no one knew they were there. I understand that facebook, amazon, and Bookbub ads are probably the best way to do that, but of course that takes time and money. It's also tough now to get traction unless you're writing in a popular genre, which I'm not. So I do it for the joy of it.
I feel the same way. Writing is one thing, but promoting is a different skill set. I’m glad you kept writing anyway✨