Coming Clean

[AsylumSeeker]

Sorry for all the confusion

First, LadyC, I was deeply hurt a few weeks ago when I innocently remarked about a point I made years ago when I was idealistic about the EF and mentioned having an editor test. You lashed out at me and I found that hurtful, saying I was a "distant" friend and that this friendship was over with. You know how highly I regard you. Okay, friendship severed.

I left the EF for a time but the wound festered, and so I, seemingly out of nowhere, lashed out. Yes, a few adult beverages contributed to these posts.

I used to enjoy writing but have since found myself in a quandry. Now writing is a non-paying job. I'm tired of it. No longer an enjoyable hobby but a chore.

And so I have asked Laurel her opinion. Should I keep my stories here knowing that, in my current frame of mind, might remain unfinished? It's hardly fair to a reader to know, when they finish the chapters, that there is no ending. Or should I have the chapters remain thinking that other readers may be in the midst of reading a chapter and would be upset about seeing the stories going away?

As far as my attack against SR a while back, posting what I thought to be editing guffaws, I did that only because he has been leaving us all thinking he is some world class, high paying editor. SR will deny this but how did I/we come to this conclusion to begin with? Hmm?

It is clear that I do not belong at Lit. The substantive question is what will become of the stories I have posted. I will rely on Laurel for this queation to be answered.

And if all goes well this will be my last post.

Ya'll can sigh with relief.

 

[mikey2much]

Don't let the bastards grind you down

You know when I first came here I got into it over a thread I started over a story getting taken down over underage sex.
Suddenly Cloudy and several others were at my throat telling me how wrong and stupid I was to try and get underage sex into a story here.

It was quite a shock to me that folks could be so narrow minded on a porn site.

But I just drew inside my shell and wrote a few more stories and tried to keep any underage sex out. I have not been very successful at that and have had two or three more rejections over the same issue. Yet I can honestly say that I have never written any underage sex into one of my stories but I have tried to explain why my characters, hold the views that they do in the story.

I have had to simplify the backgrounds and leave blank, parts of the story that needed to be there.

However this site does give me a platform to post my stories and I have had a half million people read my tales here.

So my advice to you is to buckle down and write your way out of the depression you find yourself in now. Your readers want you to, and your friends here want you to.

Just my two cents worth.

 

[sr71plt]

I don't think this has anything to do with AS's story writing, which has always been strong and well received here.

I don't see anything constructive to be had in a(nother) discussion of what his real issues are, as they are cyclic and never go anywhere but spiraling down.

 

[mikey2much]

A bit of encouragement can't be a bad thing

Even if he has a drinking problem, he still could use a little positive feedback from the people here at this site. It might play a bigger part in his life than it does in your life or mine.

The man has helped me in the past with editing and while I'm not an expert in editing, I did appreciate the help he gave to me when I asked him for help.

 

[lovecraft68]

I don't think this has anything to do with AS's story writing, which has always been strong and well received here.

I don't see anything constructive to be had in a(nother) discussion of what his real issues are, as they are cyclic and never go anywhere but spiraling down.

Sad but true.