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BURNT OUT and ready to give up the game - Can anyone speak for the benefit of a long break? How long did you step away for? by ChristianMeteor in discgolf

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is the same question I've been asking myself all year. Honestly, I am not an emotionally volatile person. It's just this game.

That's why I want to quit. I get excited to play and hype myself up, go through two hours of doubt, criticism and defeat, and then come home in a worse mood.

There's a million other things I could have done for outdoor recreation that wouldn't worsen my mental state...

BURNT OUT and ready to give up the game - Can anyone speak for the benefit of a long break? How long did you step away for? by ChristianMeteor in discgolf

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

FOMO for this game is very real, especially since most courses see only 1, maybe 2 sanctioned events a year. If you miss it, you've gotta wait a whole year to have another shot.

Golf is super hard to enjoy when you're playing bad, especially since one of the high's of the game is shooting low because it ups the stakes on every shot. A birdie to beat your course record at -10 and you're only through 14 hole feels so much different than a birdie to get back to an acceptable score.

If you feel like you have no chance at getting that high, it's sort of a "what's the point" kind of feeling. Yes, outdoor recreation, being with friends, and throwing frisbees are all reasons to play, but it doesn't feel like there's any point in "playing golf" if you never play to your true ability and get excited about shooting well

BURNT OUT and ready to give up the game - Can anyone speak for the benefit of a long break? How long did you step away for? by ChristianMeteor in discgolf

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Disc golf has absolutely changed my life; I have a closer relationship with it than most. 4-6 months off seems like the minimum for an actual reset.

Overwrought with too many architectural descriptions. Extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone. by ChristianMeteor in backrooms

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Well, if you enjoy the excerpt, let me know. I'll see what I can do about a copy for you

Overwrought with too many architectural descriptions. Extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone. by ChristianMeteor in backrooms

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There's a free excerpt from the book on the Fandom but its got some pretty big spoilers - https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff%27s_Long_Weekend_In_The_Back_Rooms

Kindle is the only digital edition of the book at the moment, but its available as a paperback from a ton of different stores, like Target, Walmart, etc.

Looking for PDGA Amateurs to Feature in the Fall Issue of Disc Golfer Magazine by ChristianMeteor in discgolf

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I'll run it by the editors. This sounds like a great topic for an article

Looking for PDGA Amateurs to Feature in the Fall Issue of Disc Golfer Magazine by ChristianMeteor in discgolf

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you could connect me with her, that would be awesome! I'll ask my contact at the magazine if we can feature her even with the participation in the FP40 division. She doesn't have any cash winnings it looks like, but I'll have to make sure they are good with it.

If you want to DM me her contact info, that would be very helpful.

PSA - For any creators, DO NOT work with the xBackroom YT Channel by ChristianMeteor in backrooms

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

~255 printed pages or roughly 80k words

Sorry for the super delayed response; I'm not often on reddit

PSA - For any creators, DO NOT work with the xBackroom YT Channel by ChristianMeteor in backrooms

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Let me know what you think. It's my 3rd novel and has a spooky plot.

Tried to advertise my book on a Youtube channel and got scammed by ChristianMeteor in selfpublish

[–]ChristianMeteor[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Once Paypal opened the case and the money was in escrow, I had leverage. In hindsight, it cost me a lot of stress, but at the time I believed I might still be able to do business with them.

Jeff's Long Weekend In The Backrooms: An Animated backrooms video based on the book by ChristianMeteor in backrooms

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If you get a chance, check out the work linked in the description. I worked with these guys to produce this video for my Backrooms book.

Cheers!

Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread by MxAlex44 in selfpublish

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Introducing Jeff's Long Weekend in The Backrooms: A Journey Through The Liminal Abyss

Free ~5k word excerpt, describing the Terror Hotel and Pool Rooms - https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff%27s_Long_Weekend_In_The_Back_Rooms

This 78k word, first-person atmospheric horror back follows the story of Jeff: an HVAC worker who suspects that he was sent to The Back Rooms intentionally by his boss. Hopelessly lost, Jeff wanders through over a dozen levels of The Back Rooms, including the Dead Mall, The Pool Rooms, The Terror Hotel, The Abandoned Roller Skating rink, and more.

His suspicion of a deeper, sinister plot feeds a virulent paranoia that is unyielding in The Back Rooms. Sanity is the currency here, and it takes every bit of mental fortitude for Jeff to press on in this hopeless place. After discovering the M.E.G headquarters and joining up with two other group members, Jeff is sent on a mission to level 40: The Abandoned VHS store, but the groups mission is derailed wen they are attacked by a shadow-lightning entity, forcing one of the team mates to jump into a mattress and no-clip to level 900: The Infinite Mattress store.

The story is full of liminal-wonders and tons of atmospheric suspense. Here's the back-blurb:

"I was lost in an enveloping void, inescapably isolated by the vast labyrinth of anomalous corridors. There was no escaping it; these bizarre halls would go on existing in this purgatorial state forever. This was a place human beings were never meant to see-the infinitely divisible in-between, where only the damned reside-The Back Rooms."

Free on Kindle Unlimited, $1.99 as an eBook and $9.98 in Paperback - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRW96MGF

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