>>80790998worth a shot honestly. Never considered that.
>>80791467I can take a flop or two, but it feels like every time now. And it's weird because like my AO3 is doing well so I know there's interest even if people don't outright tell me. I just want to overcome the flaws in my work and when I miss too many times, it really kicks my ribs.
But I think that may actually be part of it. I may in all honesty need to just take a step back and let things simmer for a while and come back when my confidence is a bit more robust. I think I've just been fighting my own failings as an author too long and I'm getting frustrated with my inability to climb that hill.
>>80791875I think I am just going to take a break for a little while. I hate doing it because I love writing but I think you and the other guy are correct in that I may just be hitting burnout. I keep looking at my works that are successes and being frustrated I can't hit those peaks again.
I will put something to one of the beta readers too. Good knows how many hundreds of times now someone has critiqued me something that I had genuinely never even thought of and it improved my work by a thousand times just in that alone.
Thank you to you and everyone for the advice. I actually feel way, way better about things now. I think I just need some time off so I can look at things a bit more clearly and cleanly.
