>>46203455>Why must I fail at everything I try? So, I know from personal experience that being told this doesn't work, but: it is very rare for someone to actually be a prodigy the first time they try something. Most of the time, competency on a "first try" comes from having experience doing similar things. Chances are you're better at some things, like Pokemon trivia or 4chan culture, than your sister is. And sure, they may not be "useful" things, but time spent begets mastery, no matter if you started low or high.
>>46204154>Only people that want to go out of their way to read will read a story, and they'll generally be more appreciative of what's been createdI'm not so convinced. Unless your story gets really lucky and popular, most comments will be around the same level of engagement that comments on images get, it's just that the number of them is also smaller. And heaven forbid you write something that isn't fanfiction; it'll be dead on arrival 999 times out of 1000.
>commissions only ever seem to work if you're going to go into fetish works, because then you have people willing to dish out whateverLucky me, then, I'm a very horny writer and have relatively few fetishes I refuse to write.
