why is writing so stressful? All I wanted to do was write a

It sounds like you're too concerned with the quality to make any progress, anon. You're only going to get better if you actually finish a project and move onto the next one.

>>9168004
Post the first page

>>9167675
1st draft - you write purely for YOURSELF. [NEVER share it with ANYONE until you have written "THE END" after finishing your piece.]
2nd draft - you edit the 1st draft to share with your BEST FRIEND.
3rd draft - you edit the 2nd draft, using your best friend's opinions, to share with your OTHER GOOD FRIENDS.
4th draft - you edit the 3rd draft, using your other friends' opinions, to send it to your EDITOR.
5th draft - you edit the 4th draft, using your editor's opinions to make it publish worthy.

>>9167675
because youre putting a piece of yourself out there, and allowing it to be freely judged.

seems like you're trying to write by committee which is an awful idea

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read this book

>>9168051
>brenda

dropped

>>9167675

So, did you ever stop to consider what exactly caused those bad reviews, what really was the thing those people didn't like? Also, why did you start sharing it before it was even completed or edited? Did you write it just to get praised, or did you actually have something to say?