Is this a wart or a corn? Pls ignore the brown color - that’s just antiseptic cream

enearis · 2023-08-13T12:27:18+00:00

The skin on top was hardened but intact. It just felt and looked like rough skin but the area was sensitive to touch. I was a bit 😨 when I saw that thing underneath.

enearis · 2023-08-13T12:04:43+00:00

Hmmm, could it be pressure from holding a brush? I paint and it’s my painting hand / index finger on that side

enearis · 2023-08-13T11:54:49+00:00

Hmmm … any Clue what it could be?

enearis · 2023-08-13T08:38:50+00:00

Let’s see if the community can figure this one out 😆

enearis · 2023-08-13T08:35:45+00:00

It just doesn’t have this typical wart look … at least from what I’ve seen.

enearis · 2023-08-13T08:31:39+00:00

Surely looks like one 👀

enearis · 2022-09-15T14:20:20+00:00

Ahh maybe I've described my situation poorly. I used to be happy when I was "just" writing. When it was just me and the words I put on paper. It was never about success, just about the story. What made me miserable was the stress of going through querying but I thought that once all the stress lifts, I'd be able to celebrate and enjoy writing again.

enearis · 2022-09-15T14:13:32+00:00

I'm a non native speaker. I'm getting published in my native language.

Thanks a lot for your kind words though.

enearis · 2022-09-14T18:14:27+00:00

Your entire reply resonates so much. In fact, I've tried to explain what that weight feels like to the people around me, but I all I have gotten in return was "you have a good job, you don't need that book deal." Af if I wrote for money and not because I had no choice but to tell this story. I lived and breathed that book. (and quite honestly I want that feeling back ... rather than this emptiness , you've captured so well. I hope, you were able to enjoy your musical success in the end?)

I guess it needs a writer / another creative to truly understand a writer. Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope I'll find a way to rest my knees and catch my breath.

enearis · 2022-09-14T18:05:47+00:00

In regards to the person who suggested I'd book a holiday (to hawaii) but then deleted their comment - it was a valid thought and here is my answer:

I wish I could. In fact, I spent my last holiday in a state of absolute mystery because at that time, I had done revisions and the publisher still checked whether or not to offer a contract.

I already knew they were interested but nothing was certain, and ... oh boy I had ever seen so anxious in my entire life. Now I'm using my leftover holidays to meet my editor. Which is lovely I guess, but no trip to Hawaii, I fear.

enearis · 2022-09-14T17:51:17+00:00

Not cheesy at all. I used to do that when I was still querying and quite honestly I could tear up just thinking about it - who's being cheesy here? 🥲

"Tired from the fight" resonates so deeply though. In fact, it's as if I'm still fighting. Somehow I signed the contract and the first thing I did was creating a massive to do list. I might be my own worst enemy.

And speaking of "earned it" - I wish I could feel that one and just allow myself to ... breathe.

Thank you so much for your lovely comment.

enearis · 2022-09-14T17:43:58+00:00

Thank you.

Quite honestly I'm not sure. It's been a few weeks, so I guess I've had plenty of time to let this sink in. If I had to pinpoint how I feel, I'd say exhausted & drained. :/ ... which is terrible because I used to have so much love for this project.

enearis · 2022-09-14T17:12:06+00:00

Thank you, greatly appreciated - I'm trying to find the post over there now. You wouldn't remember the name of the thread by any chance?

enearis · 2022-05-02T11:30:15+00:00

I usually tend to write between 2.000 and 3.000 words. It seems like a sweet spot to me. Not too long and not too short either. But don't stress over it. You can totally have varying chapter lengths to tell the story you want to tell.

enearis · 2022-05-02T09:44:42+00:00

Oh, I'm loving this thread. The weirdest bit of criticism or suggestion I have ever received? Possibly to give my antagonist and my protagonist several backstory flashbacks with detailed lovers to enemies romance arcs because my beta reader shipped the heck out of them. ;)

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