I've been writing for about 15 years. Only got really serious about it about 3 years ago. And now I'm retired, I take it way more seriously and am working on honing my craft. I've published stories here to Lemmy too.

I consider myself the world's 'okayest' writer, haha. But it's been working for me! Actually, the criticism I receive on Lemmy, especially the over-the-top petty and hateful comments, has been quite beneficial; it's great for brainstorming when I need someone incompetent or blindly loyal in my stories. These critiques inspire many of the characters in my narratives.

If you want, here are some fo the stories I've written on my Lemmy journey: https://lemm.ee/c/talesfromthedark

Studied/learned more Esperanto. Wrote more short stories. Worked on a little craft book nook. Studied/learned more math. Started my own Lemmy instance. Started a new rowing program. Worked out. Did my "one mile a day" runs (trying to do it for 365 days straight). Put up floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in my living room. And started learning sign language with my girlfriend.

Keep writing. As the late GREAT Ed Wood said: "Keep writing. Your story may not get better, but your writing will."

This is truth!

Source: I'm retired and I finance my living expenses through earnings from my fiction stories, not from my pension. :)

Looks great!

Yes, I can. Can you list all of your accounts and alts so I can block all of them too?

Thanks, friend!

Learning Esperanto. 9 days straight of studying so far!

Thank you!

Great points!

I'll check that out. Thank you!!

I know what the thread is about. I'm the one who posted the article.

Because someone was implying that because of rich people at the event, trump isn't for the working class. And I was saying rich people were at the previous president's event as well, and he wasn't for working class either.

I never mentioned, nor implied, that Biden was going to be on power again.

Thanks, friend!

Plenty to be optimistic about...

As opposed to the wealthy people at biden's?

Both main parties are corrupt.

Thank you. I found that if I don't doomscroll and just look up subjects I like.. Then easier to be on good mood.

Me too! People need to relax and stop doomscrolling so much.

Does matter tho?

I'm in a good mood! :)

I WANT this to happen. I don't think it will. But I want it to!

Not live. These are my writing hours (I'm an author) but when I take breaks I check the news and Lemmy. Anything fun happening?

All great, interesting points. Thank you for that!

Friend, I'm sorry to hear you are going through that. I have no advice because I don't even know what that would be like.

I've always had some sort of girlfriend in my life since middle school. BUT there are many times I shouldn't have had one because some were just emotionally draining toxic people. But I always coupled up rather than went solo. I don't know if it was out of habit or what. I just always was in a relationship.

My current gf wants to get married, but I'm hesitating. I actually wanna go solo for a bit, so just know that being in a relationship doesn't solve everything.

Hope things work out for ya, mate!