If only it were as easy as it just coming and going and serving their purpose.
You should feel extremely fortunate to not have suffered the fallout of a horrible breakup thus far. People can be truly horrible.
Concerning my compromise, it was less to do with me not sticking up for myself as it was being overly accommodating to her needs. I told myself that in order to be a good husband I had to do _____, which was true to a point. But there are times when you deny or diminish your own life so much you are no longer able to meet the needs of others.
Yeah, I understand where you're coming from. Not that I can fully appreciate it, having not been there myself, but I'm trying to.
Taking care of yourself is important. Finding someone who helps you take care of yourself is even better! A relationship can't be one-sided or else it's not going to last.
I started writing a sequel to my last book. This one's much more sci-fi than fantasy. It's about a group of xenophobic space faring humans landing on a planet just undergoing an industrial revolution. The planet has a unique source of energy that allows the spirit to be seen after death, and this leads the xenophobes to change their system of belief and try to harness the energy to attain eternal life, eventually leading to the birth of the "magic" seen in my last book.
I feel like writing is such a bizarre thing - so many people must do it, but it's always "ugh" when you hear people talk about it. I guess because there's so much fan fiction-y stuff out there and you rarely meet a competent writer in real life. I feel like such a nerd even talking about it. I do enjoy it though. And this time it's much less of a "look what I can do, I'm writing a book!!" affair and I feel like I'm actually putting something substantial out there.
Not that anyone cares. BlogGAF
Yeah, there are a lot of reasons it might get dismissed. Personally, I get super overwhelmed when I walk through a book store and see all the hundreds of thousands of different authors taking their stab at it. So many stories, most of them probably pretty good if they got published, and not nearly enough time for anyone to read them all. It's much easier to let someone else tell you which books are interesting and worth your time.
I think it doesn't help that there's such a low barrier to entry on writing. I mean we teach it to kids when they're super young even! Graphic art has a similarly low barrier to entry, but you can tell instantly whether it's interesting to your or not. Reading takes far more commitment.
