RE: [Short Story] - Protest
No problem at all, life does have the tendency to get in the way sometimes most of the time.
That too, yes. Especially agree with that little inner voice that just won't shut it =.=
Just makes you feel blah. Like, I have the text written for a book I told you about... Non-fiction... and I looked up some of the similar books on the matter, and it's all doctors and renowned psychologists and whatnot... Then here I am, a humble chemist who just happens to be interested in that topic. Feels a lot like I'm underqualified.
But no matter. It's a personal achievement for me to publish it, even if it either doesn't get read by anyone, or gets torn into oblivion by critics. I know I've put my all in that text, and at the end of the day all that matters is that I am happy with my finished product, though I tend to forget that all too often. Ugh.
Hope you don't struggle that way! Or at least remember to trust in yourself and ignore that gremlin when such a time arises. ^^
Looks back at the comment... Sorry for the wall of text again haha
Wish it was more positive, not a wall of whining. haha :D
Thank you so very much @pixiehunter! Though I might have to disappoint you that the Wild West series will end soon, partly because I have an ending in mind, and partly because I want to make something of it exclusive to the published edition - and the ending is the only thing I have left to conceal.
I'm evil, I know. haha
There's a time and a place for everything, I believe, but also.. As long as you read, be it a book or not, you're reading. I've much more enjoyed short(er) stories than full-out novels, and I don't really believe I've been left hindered because of that. I tend to forget all the names too fast - which is why Wild West only has 3 names to remember haha :D (Tom, James, and Ducköden :P)
Haha, the long reply is quite fine by me. I tend to do that sometimes. I have tried a few things before, and felt I wasn't good enough to get far, so I'd stop until something else came along. I sometimes find myself kicking my gremlin, for not letting me finish my first novel. Now it is a year gone by, and still not done.
I seem to do better with short stories. Honestly I miss my Chozzy, lol. Even with your western coming to an end, I still like them, and will look forward to the next book. I deem your stories worthy of reading. :)
Exactly. I've written several beginnings to novels with ideas all in my head already, then stopped because I felt I wasn't good enough. Ugh. Perhaps I'll revisit one someday.. I still like the idea behind it. haha
Well, if it's been sitting for a year now... ... you know what they say about fine wine ;) It matures and grows better with age. :P You might now be more than ready to re-start where you left off! ;D It's never too late, that's what I keep telling myself ^^
Same. I prefer short stories because I can finish them in one sitting. It's also partly that that I want to write a full-out book as a personal achievement, because I've always struggled with anything I couldn't finish in one go. So, while my short stories are truly my passion, I want to finish that book as means of self-improvement ^^ Which I also talk about in the not-yet-published book haha :D
Miss Chozzy? :P Why not restart the whole series? ;D As said, it's never too late! ;D
And thanks! Again! And likewise ^^
Lol, seems we kinda think alike. And I bet there are many out there doing the same. Short stories you've done are great. It's like fast forwarding a movie because it skips the boring stuff. :)
I may restart the daily prompts and throw Chozzy into the mix. I have a few Chozzy fans who would probably love that. :)
You are most welcome, always my friend. :)
Haha thanks! :D And yeah, it definitely feels that way with the "skipping" you mentioned...
I think that starting tomorrow I'm also restarting the daily prompts in a sense that I'll use the prompt for something other than Wild West. I'm both terrified and looking forward to it at the same time, heh... I've definitely lost the interest of many people who weren't with the Wild West from the start.
Though I do have 3 great stories written already that I will probably keep as exclusive for the collection. So if my calculations are correct, I only need 2 stories more for a 30 published + 5 exclusive collection to be ready for publishing. Damn. I really need a cover. AND FAST! :P
And yes. You most definitely bring back Chozzy! :D Then make a Chozzy stories collection and publish it :P I'll be the first in like to get a copy (signed, thank you very much.)
Haha, I kinda like that idea. :) I had never thought of doing Chozzy as a collection. :) As for western stories, I guess it takes a special kind of breed to like them. :)
Well, why not? ;) It's stories with the same main character :D
Yeah, it does indeed... That's why I put gods in there :P To help cross that bridge... hopefully it worked