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u/tereyaglikedi in 10d ago
Yesterday I read someone was complaining that they went to Starbucks and it didn't have enough fall/Halloween flair. It is not even September yet... though it does feel like it here.
Some of you know I write and post fiction online. I had written a long detective story during the pandemic, which a new reader has started to read and write comments about. I love reading them of course, but I don't remember which chapter is which 😅 so I decided to have a quick refresher just so that I know what they're talking about.
And boy, did I go hard on the political commentary. I remember at that time a colleague of mine read it and said I am not bold enough with the political commentary, but I don't get how that can be the case, because rereading it a few years later, it seems like my writing lacked any kind of subtlety. I am now writing the second volume and while I don't think I can not include political commentary (having beef with the society is the main reason I write, which I guess is similar to many other writers), it is at least something to be aware of. If I read it as a stranger, I might have rolled my eyes. Then again, all readers are different... it's difficult.
I really don't like reading my own stuff, but maybe it's necessary. I can plot mysteries like a champion, though, I'll give myself that.
People with creative occupations, how much time do you spend doubting yourself?