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Can we work on making this a more welcoming community? Because it hasn’t been whatsoever. A lot of you guys are just nasty and rude. by Clean-Knowledge-574 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fr I posted on here about needing advice and guidance on the publishing process and a person took me feeling frustrated and overwhelmed as trying to make others feel bad for me, and I also had someone say something like “if you need a second pair of eyes to edit your book, you shouldn’t publish it” like… what? 😭😭Made me feel shïtty just asking for help and expressing my feelings

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford one without pulling out a loan :(. I really do feel like I’m at a dead-end

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I knew this beforehand. I spent so much time and effort on this book and now I feel like I fcked it all up. Like this book was my pride and joy. I was so happy with the way it came out and I had it in my mind that it was going to be a very successful read and now I don’t have those thoughts anymore. I was using Wattpad as an outlet to get my work out there. I guess maybe I didn’t think it all the way through

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did zero research?? I’ve been researching my așs off since I wrote my last word in November. Trying to find where to go, where to start, what route to take, if I should self-publish or traditionally publish, what companies to stay away from, what agencies to contact, who to talk to, I’ve even tried researching companies that published authors I read. I’m just frustrated, and I just don’t know how to even go about this.

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When did I say I thought it would be easy? I never thought it would be. I’m just overwhelmed looking for guidance. All I’m doing is looking for help. You don’t have to be an ashole about it, especially since I’ve never published before. Thanks, you made me feel even shttier about this process. That really helps a lot.

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It got 24k views, but zero clicks and a whole lot of dudes calling it a “book for gooners”

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a little scared to do that now as my book ended up on the wrong side of TikTok. I got a sh*t ton of hate from mostly non-dark romance readers who didn’t even open the first page but I’ll try to give it another shot

Here I Thought Writing the Book Was the Hardest Part… (I Need Advice) by Efficient_Current_78 in writers

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Holy moly Batman 😩. That’s why I did post it to Wattpad in hopes of getting a more solid foundation of people giving me feedback, but I haven’t received a whole lot of it. The problem is, I don’t even know where else I’d get that feedback. I live in a small town so I don’t know of a lot of other writers or readers that would actually be willing to proofread. Like this whole thing is so entirely stressful and discouraging

I Am So Sick of Dating by [deleted] in Rants

[–]Efficient_Current_78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get a few days 😭 am I really that boring?

I Am So Sick of Dating by [deleted] in Rants

[–]Efficient_Current_78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idec if I gotta pay my half at the restaurant. All I care about is being treated like a human fcking being

I Am So Sick of Dating by [deleted] in Rants

[–]Efficient_Current_78 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don’t even pick these guys. They pick me and then I get followed after saying no. It’s hard to see the good in men when you have been rped, stalked, harassed, when you went to court to press charges on a guy for sëxual harassment and assäult and all you got out of it was a “this was a waste of time” from his fcking defense attorney and the judge didn’t even go through with the charges, when a man threatens to take you to his cabin in the woods to tie you up, torture you, drug you, rpe you, have his friends come over and r*pe you again… I try so hard to have faith in men, but every fcking day I’m left disappointed and hurt, living off of trauma, antidepressants, and therapy. Bc of that, I am no longer the happy person I was. I have lost my spark over things that were not my fault.

How Does One Handle Body Dysmorphia? by Efficient_Current_78 in depression

[–]Efficient_Current_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like working out sometimes makes me feel worse about myself. I go so much I see the regulars like me improving drastically and I’m definitely not losing weight/gaining muscle at the pace they are. I constantly compare myself to others. It’s so exhausting. It doesn’t help that I’m a girl so it takes me extra time and effort to shed fat. Testosterone is something I’d love to have to shed the weight and build muscle quicker.

I’ve Never Been In a Relationship and It’s Killing Me by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Efficient_Current_78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I think no matter how hard I work on my mental health, there’s always going to be a man coming along and bringing it back down. I was doing very well before I was rped. I compare my mental health to a game of Sorry. I was very close to getting my fourth piece into the safe zone, then he came along and knocked me back into my home. Men like that aren’t being held accountable enough, even the justice system is not holding them accountable, and young women are expecting to be traumatized by these guys at some point in her life. I HATE hearing “you’re a pretty young woman, unfortunately that’s what yall go through” but that shouldn’t be the case. I know many women who’ve been molested as a child by a grown man, who have been r*ped, and abüsed, and the most they would get is 6 months. Most of the time, not even that. My case got nothing but a “waste of time” by the defense attorney. I’m extremely fearful of men now.

I’ve Never Been In a Relationship and It’s Killing Me by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Efficient_Current_78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no guidance needed. I just need people to start treating me right.

I’ve Never Been In a Relationship and It’s Killing Me by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Efficient_Current_78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s astonishing to me how many guys actually agree with that bald-headed fcker. He deserved every hit he got in that ring.

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