Since last year I've been writing a story that I absolutely love, but only for the characters. I always knew it wasn't good enough for anything other than FictionPress, because the plot isn't that well developed and full of holes because of it, but I didn't care. I enjoyed writing about the exploits of a woman who hates kids but is forced to be around at least two of them in close quarters due to unfortunate circumstances. She was the rudest, most selfish and unattractive character I had ever dreamed up and I enjoyed writing her story.
But I've come to the realisation that if I want to get anywhere with the story I'm actually serious about, then I'm going to have to concentrate on it more. And that means not pausing every five sentences to write another chapter of my FictionPress story. I need to love the characters in my new project more than the old characters because otherwise, what would the point be?
So I'm dropping my FictionPress - not just the story, but the entire account. It's not that I'm going to delete it, I'm just not going to spend time on it any more. It was good while it lasted and taught me an awful lot about writing, but it's about time I moved on to bigger and better things. The same goes for FanFiction (unless of course the stories I follow update, because then of course I'm going to have to read the new chapters).
This is it. My final farewell to my anonymous online writing accounts. From this point on, anything I write will be for all to see - probably. Maybe. We'll see how it goes... The point is, I want to focus on developing myself professionally instead of just mucking about with stories 'cause it's fun.
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