Went to a writing group today

[grayestofghosts]

I went to a writing group today with writers I met at the convention I went to last month. I am not sure what I will get out of it but they seemed really into the pitch of the novel I was working on and have put on pause because it's depressing so I guess I have to actually get back into writing it. It always makes me feel a bit strange when people are into my description because like... oh no... now they have expectations... what if it doesn't hold up?

In other news I've gotten through the point through a lot of therapy and being away from my family of origin of being able to feel how much my body tenses up and stresses out almost whenever I'm on social media. I do feel like to an extent that I need to keep up with some things but I have been trying to wind down my usage, and am trying to just keep up with other things I like. I feel like I will be less lonely if I actually listen to all the audiobooks I have, etc.

I've also been getting into vaporwave around 10 years too late, but I think it probably took that long for me to understand it, haha. What's so interesting is that you can't buy most vaporwave. It really does make it feel less real, like vapor. If you have some favorite vaporwave I'd appreciate recs.

Comments

[zavodilaterrarium]

I kinda understand the pressure of expectations, for me it partially manifests as being reluctant to show WIPS.

Socmed’s such a strange place to be.

[grayestofghosts]

When you say you're a writer it really does feel like you set the bar high because most of what anyone ever reads is polished, published work that's gone through five different editors, and most people aren't even impressed by that