/lit/ - Literature

>>16254651
Writing a pulp-y sci-fi novel right now. I've always wanted to write, but felt I lacked the life experience to make realistic, worthwhile stories. I'd write what I'd hope to be some psychological horror or nuanced drama, only to end up hating it and trashing it. Recently though, I had a pretty bad identity crisis/existential breakdown where I realized I sacrificed all my dreams for the sake of practicality, and I even though it sucked it really made me re-evaluate where I am in my life and what I want to do with it. I realized that I should spend the short time I have here to do what I want. In my heart I know I'm a writer. Even if all I write is pulp-y sci-fi at least I can be happy knowing I didn't give up on a part of me that I always knew was there. This is the furthest I've ever got into a story, not to mention the first time I outlined the whole thing from start to finish. I actually find myself wanting to add to it and re-read what I've already wrote to improve it. It also helps that since learning about self-publishing online I can really see myself getting it out there. Even if only a handful of people read it, and less than half of those people like it, I can still feel happy knowing I accomplished a lifelong dream of being a published author.