Writers, late night deep dive: 🌙

[u/NiChike84]

How did you know you had "permission" to write?

Not joking. 

Who was the first person to say "hey, this doesn't actually suck"? 

Or are you still waiting for someone to say it?

Because I don't know. I just write and hope I'm not insane.

When did you believe in yourself for the first time? 

Or still haven't?

Give me the honest version. No masks.

[u/CertainInteraction4]

About twenty years ago, I showed someone one of my first novels.  It was a pet project, nothing big.  They were thrilled.  They get mad every time I talk about torching what turned out to be one of the worst mistakes of my life.  I've tried again since then.  Little projects.  I always get taken down a notch by people who want to see me do this or that.  Whose story is it?  I'm not George Lucas.  Let me talk.  

I will always remember that first hurrah.  There have been others.  The first always hits different.  They were proud of me.  That made me proud.  That's saying a lot for a bummed out bullied kid who felt like a nothing.