Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. I like the feeling that someone might actually read what I've written. After decades of submission/rejection, this sense that someone might at least part of a story has given me new motivation to write.
"As long as you approach that expectation as a healthy motivator, rather than a stressful burden, it’ll serve you well."
This is the two-edged sword. I am writing my second novel "live." Publishing chapters as I write them. There is a feeling of obligation. That I need to write a new chapter this week. Of course, that is self-inflicted. As no one is paying for it. But it is there in the back of my mind. I do better when I want to share what I have written rather than having people expecting it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. I like the feeling that someone might actually read what I've written. After decades of submission/rejection, this sense that someone might at least part of a story has given me new motivation to write.
"As long as you approach that expectation as a healthy motivator, rather than a stressful burden, it’ll serve you well."
This is the two-edged sword. I am writing my second novel "live." Publishing chapters as I write them. There is a feeling of obligation. That I need to write a new chapter this week. Of course, that is self-inflicted. As no one is paying for it. But it is there in the back of my mind. I do better when I want to share what I have written rather than having people expecting it.