Thank you. I guess the term writers block isn't quite the same for me lol I usually expect myself to put out a good peice of writing everyday and if I don't I kind of feel weird. I'm sure I can't justify calling this a true writers block lol
One good piece per day???!!! Good God, man!!! You expect a great deal from yourself. Your writing is nothing like Sylvia Plath's but your determination & drive reminds me of what I've read of her in a biography. She wasn't satisfied unless she had 20 poems at a time sent out to magazines in the mail. Please try not to over-do it too much. 
Lol I'll try not to strain myself to hard. I just have big goals. Writers all I really want to do with my life and although unrealistic I hope I can become the next great American writer... World writer even. I'd like People to study my literature a hundred years from now and still find enjoyment reading it. Gotta start somewhere ( sorry for dumping my little mission statement on you)
I used to have the ambition to be a published writer (& I've read books daily for 45 years), so I understand & appreciate what you're doing. I've got a novel that I'm about to print off & send to an agent, but it's kind of semi-autobiographical so I haven't got high hopes for it - nasty, heavy subject matter, lol.
However, I do have another friend here on DA who is young & also wants to be a published writer & just write for the rest of her life. Like yourself, she is a very good writer, & I really hope that both you & she achieve your goals. I strongly believe that you are both excellent writers, yet realistic, & that you both deserve publication. I haven't found many good, modern writers - there is a dearth of them, & I have told my children that they have let me down in this field (as well as in doing art which they are talented at but don't bother much with) - don't worry - they take this in good part as it's not an insult, & one of them is making video games which is a creative endeavor. I have hopes that you two will succeed because you are both talented, practical & you both work hard.
However, I do have another friend here on DA who is young & also wants to be a published writer & just write for the rest of her life. Like yourself, she is a very good writer, & I really hope that both you & she achieve your goals. I strongly believe that you are both excellent writers, yet realistic, & that you both deserve publication. I haven't found many good, modern writers - there is a dearth of them, & I have told my children that they have let me down in this field (as well as in doing art which they are talented at but don't bother much with) - don't worry - they take this in good part as it's not an insult, & one of them is making video games which is a creative endeavor. I have hopes that you two will succeed because you are both talented, practical & you both work hard.
I can't say enough how much I appreciate your encouragement. You always have something helpful and relevant to say. I wish you luck with the novel you wrote and hope to see it on a book store shelf sometime soon! Make sure you let me know if it gets published and I'll pick up a copy. I'd like to read the work of this other writer you spoke of unless you don't want to show her off which I understand. I'm always eager to meet talented writers on here. Without sounding harsh (because there really are many great artists on DA) but sometimes its hard to sift them out through the "ordinary" work and I don't socialize with many people my age here in Indiana that enjoy poetry and short fiction.
I correspond by email (& in comments here) with the other writer who I have faith in & who keeps on writing despite heavy opposition from her parents, so I'll have to ask her if I can give you her name. Her parents just found out that she was corresponding with me & gave her hell for it even though I am exactly how I say I am on YT & on DA & am by no means at all an "adult predator". I'm a vegetarian, so I'm not even a predator when it comes to animals, & in my rotten physical state the whole charge is laughably ridiculous. I can understand it though, because who ever really knows who the other person is on the other end of the internet, unless you can get a real idea of who they are by their words & get enough evidence via videos etc to see that they are who they are. One 36 y/o man from the UK (not a romantic thing - I don't date & am definitely not looking for a relationship or to meet anybody face to face or even chat or skype), had a friend who believed that I was not real, as did his mother, which I found slightly strange. This man had contacted me on YT after watching some of my earlier videos where I (embarrassingly) talk on webcam - not recommended viewing, imo. I'd take them down out of embarrassment except that I thought that at least they showed that I was a 50 y/o woman, but this man's friend suspected that I had employed an Australian actress to play myself!!!
If I ever get published I'll send you a copy of the book, although I think that it's rather upsetting & raunchy reading (which makes me think that it will never get published).
I also know what it's like not to have people around who are interested in poetry & reading. I've suffered from a lack of friends in this area for most of my life, which is another reason why I like this DA site so much. I wish that the short story would make a proper resurgence again in published literature. Some books are turning out the size of bricks these days & the quality of writing is suffering, imo.
If I ever get published I'll send you a copy of the book, although I think that it's rather upsetting & raunchy reading (which makes me think that it will never get published).
I also know what it's like not to have people around who are interested in poetry & reading. I've suffered from a lack of friends in this area for most of my life, which is another reason why I like this DA site so much. I wish that the short story would make a proper resurgence again in published literature. Some books are turning out the size of bricks these days & the quality of writing is suffering, imo.
HAHAHA We live in strange times when it's more plausible that someone hired an actress to portray herself than to accept that she is a real person. Sorry but I find that both sad and funny. I don't want the girl to have any problems with her parents so I understand if we won't be able to correspond. She must be young if her parents are being that protective and I have to say I understand. It's easy enough to fake who you are and there are a lot of bad people out there. (although I assure you I am really a college kid from Indiana in case you had concerns lol)
I have a few friends that know I write stories and poetry but they seem almost uncomfortable with it. I think my personality in day to day life doesn't necessarily convey that of a poet or a "literary scholar". I'm shy around people I don't know and don't really talk to anyone unless they speak to me first and since I'm 6 4 and have a giant beard I guess I can be intimidating. lol. Around my friends I'm more of a joker and "lets go have some fun". But when I write I feel like a completely different person. Like it's a part of me I can release that I don't get to with anyone else. I'm glad I have DA or I may have given up on writing...not having anyone to talk to and critique work with. '
I plan on writing a collection of short stories as well as poetry. try to plunge into all the different areas of writing. I'd like to write a graphic novel if I can find a good artist to work with. I need to start reading more. You read a book a day!?!
I have a few friends that know I write stories and poetry but they seem almost uncomfortable with it. I think my personality in day to day life doesn't necessarily convey that of a poet or a "literary scholar". I'm shy around people I don't know and don't really talk to anyone unless they speak to me first and since I'm 6 4 and have a giant beard I guess I can be intimidating. lol. Around my friends I'm more of a joker and "lets go have some fun". But when I write I feel like a completely different person. Like it's a part of me I can release that I don't get to with anyone else. I'm glad I have DA or I may have given up on writing...not having anyone to talk to and critique work with. '
I plan on writing a collection of short stories as well as poetry. try to plunge into all the different areas of writing. I'd like to write a graphic novel if I can find a good artist to work with. I need to start reading more. You read a book a day!?!
Yes, I used to read a book per day most days (depending on the length) until I bought this notebook pc about 2 years ago. I bought it to type out two novels that I'd written & that was all I was going to use it for - I mean, you can't buy a typewriter now, & my son told me that this was a cheap way of having a word processor. Then, after I'd typed out one novel & the three-quarters of the other one that I'd also hand-written (I've got to finish writing it as well as edit it massively & cut bits out) & some poetry, my son Andrew (the computer programmer) hooked my notebook up to the net. That was in April this year & I discovered Youtube & DA, & I've stopped reading as much since then & have been making videos & drawing & uploading the old poems onto DA. I've also gained a lot of online correspondents from other countries, which is really great. Because of the physical pain stuff, I don't like having friends to visit anymore because it causes extra stress & leaves me in extra pain for days after, due to the hassle of making conversation & sitting around talking etc., so the internet is almost perfect for somebody in my situation. I can still have some sociability, learn something about people from other countries, have the fun of making videos (we discovered that I had Webcam & Windows Movie Maker on this cheap notebook), and upload anything that I want to, without being stressed out or kept to a schedule.
It's strange that people treat you oddly because you write. I've just written an email to my friend here on DA telling her about yourself, so I'll wait to hear back from you. She's only 17, but she loves writing & she's good at it - despite some misspellings & a tendency to mix her tenses. She has many hassles with her parents who hate the thought of her being a writer & try actively to stop her, yet she's been writing one novel per year since she was 13 y/o, & some short stories as well. She likes writing to me because I take her seriously, I think, & because I like her writing. I'm usually very harsh when I'm critiquing because if a writer is good, then I care. Unfortunately, I haven't found many really good writers here yet. I'm not a great writer, but I have read a lot.
It's strange that people treat you oddly because you write. I've just written an email to my friend here on DA telling her about yourself, so I'll wait to hear back from you. She's only 17, but she loves writing & she's good at it - despite some misspellings & a tendency to mix her tenses. She has many hassles with her parents who hate the thought of her being a writer & try actively to stop her, yet she's been writing one novel per year since she was 13 y/o, & some short stories as well. She likes writing to me because I take her seriously, I think, & because I like her writing. I'm usually very harsh when I'm critiquing because if a writer is good, then I care. Unfortunately, I haven't found many really good writers here yet. I'm not a great writer, but I have read a lot.
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